Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Maize Volume 2: Cultivation Techniques, Pest and Disease Control

by Dave Watson (Editor), Courtney Swain (Contribution by), Sile (Contribution by), Giorgio Tosi (Contribution by), Alexander Brand (Contribution by), Charles Wortmann (Contribution by), Robert Bookmiller (Contribution by), Harriet Hyman Alonso (Contribution by), Lothar Kirsch (Contribution by), Jared Thomson (Contribution by), 2fills (Contribution by), Andrea Tenaglia (Contribution by), Gatekunst (Contribution by), Nicky Fox (Contribution by), Isabelle Francois (Contribution by), G.P.A. (Contribution by), Son of a Preacher (Contribution by), Rajiv Khosla (Contribution by), Kaushik Majumdar (Contribution by), Graciela PerÃz Grillo (Contribution by), Fernando Garcia (Contribution by), Watusi Tribe (Contribution by), Jason P.C. (Contribution by), Garrett Probst (Contribution by), Valerie P Hans (Contribution by), Fanaye Tesfaye (Contribution by), Stasia Morineaux (Contribution by), Johnny & The Roccos (Contribution by), Daniel Rodriguez (Contribution by), Warsi Brothers (Contribution by), The Vangards (Contribution by), G.P. Huntley (Contribution by), Joseph Eyre (Contribution by), Geoff Rickley (Contribution by), James McLean (Contribution by), Demon Rockers (Contribution by), Tadele Tefera (Contribution by), Seon Hui Lee (Contribution by), Carolyn Walker (Contribution by), Meterius Johnson (Contribution by), Jang Sook Jung (Contribution by), Antoine Faivre (Contribution by), James O. Pawelski PhD (Contribution by), Silvana Patriarca (Contribution by), Daryll Bohn (Contribution by), Manu Iaka (Contribution by), Bastelkopp (Contribution by), Saha Tahar (Contribution by), Kwadratt (Contribution by), Booyaka (Contribution by), John Law's Congregation (Contribution by), Bhagirath Singh Chauhan (Contribution by), Esmond Selwyn (Contribution by), Charles Ruckles (Contribution by), Per Kudsk (Contribution by)

Overview

Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of maize at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 reviews research on improvements in cultivation techniques such as nutrient management, crop rotation, intercropping and other aspects of conservation agriculture. It also discusses developments in methods for combatting pests and diseases.

Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2: Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control will be a standard reference for cereal scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in maize cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews developments in breeding and ways research can be translated into effective outcomes for smallholders in the developing world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786760128
Publisher:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	07/28/2017
Series:	The Chronicles of Katrina Two , #2
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr Watson is Programme Manager for the CGIAR Research Program on MAIZE, based at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Dave has worked for nearly 30 years in the transformation and sustainable intensification of agrarian systems, in both developed countries and developing countries. During the last decade, he worked as manager of the Innovative Partnership Programme for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and as the Director for Project Development and Management at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Dr. William (Bill) Hutchison has been a Professor and Extension Entomologist at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA. His expertise is applied insect population ecology, as it relates to the development of innovative Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs for a variety of fruit and vegetable crops. He has also been active in evaluating the long-term sustainability of insect-resistant, genetically engineered (GE) maize, and implementing GE crops into IPM programs. He is also active in international IPM research, with a current US-AID project in East Africa.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Maize cultivation techniques
1.Modelling crop growth and grain yield in maize cultivation: Alam Sher, Xiaoli Liu and Jincai Li, Anhui Agricultural University, China; and Youhong Song, Anhui Agricultural University, China and The University of Queensland, Australia ;
2.Optimizing maize-based cropping systems: sustainability, good agricultural practices (GAP) and yield goals: Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini and Roger W. Elmore, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA ;
3.Maize seed variety selection and seed system development: the case of southern Africa: Peter S. Setimela, Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Zimbabwe ;
4.Good agricultural practices for maize cultivation: the case of West Africa: Alpha Kamara, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria ;
5.Zero-tillage cultivation of maize: Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim and Mark S. Reiter, Virginia Tech University, USA ;
6.Conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification of maize and other cereal systems: the case of Latin America: Bram Govaerts, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico; Isabelle François, Consultant, USA; and Nele Verhulst, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico ;
7.Precision maize cultivation techniques: Louis Longchamps, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; and Raj Khosla, Colorado State University, USA ;
8.Improving nutrient management for sustainable intensification of maize: Kaushik Majumdar, International Plant Nutrition Institute - South Asia, India; Shamie Zingore, International Plant Nutrition Institute - sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya; Fernando Garcia and Adrian Correndo, International Plant Nutrition Institute - Latin America - Southern Cone, Argentina; Jagadish Timsina, University of Melbourne, Australia; Adrian M. Johnston, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Canada ;
9.Crop rotation: a sustainable system for maize production: Bao-Luo Ma, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; and Zhigang Wang, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China ;
10.Intercropping in sustainable maize cultivation: Abeya Temesgen, Shu Fukai and Daniel Rodriguez, The University of Queensland, Australia ;
11.Climate risk management in maize cropping systems: Daniel Rodriguez, Caspar Roxburgh, Claire Farnsworth, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Australia ;
12.Advances in maize post-harvest management: Tadele Tefera, International Center of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE), Ethiopia ;

Part 2 Maize pests, diseases and weeds
13.Economically important insect pests of maize: William D. Hutchison and Theresa M. Cira, University of Minnesota, USA ;
14.Nematodes associated with maize: T. L. Niblack, The Ohio State University, USA ;
15.Control of rodent pests in maize cultivation: the case of Africa: Loth S. Mulungu, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania ;
16.Rapid response to disease outbreaks in maize cultivation: the case of maize lethal necrosis: George Mahuku, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania and P. Lava Kumar, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria ;
17.Controlling aflatoxins in maize in Africa: strategies, challenges and opportunities for improvement: Amare Ayalew and Martin Kimanya, Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa, Ethiopia; Limbikani Matumba, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi; Ranajit Bandyopadhayay and Abebe Menkir, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria; Peter Cotty, USDA-ARS, USA ;
18.Integrated weed management in maize cultivation: an overview: Khawar Jabran, Duzce University, Turkey, Mubshar Hussain, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, The University of Queensland, Australia ;
19.Weed management of maize grown under temperate conditions: the case of Europe and the United States: Vasileios P. Vasileiadis and Maurizio Sattin, National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest Biology, Italy and Per Kudsk, Aarhus University, Denmark ;

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From the Publisher

"This publication promises to be a path-breaking contribution to agricultural research and development."
Professor Mankombu (M. S.) Swaminathan, Recipient of the first World Food Prize in 1987 and listed by Time magazine as one of the 20 most influential Asian people of the twentieth century.