Policy Articles

The Soil-Borne Pathogen/Disease Problems and Management Strategies: The Indonesia Experience

Surono
2020.07.10
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases are one of the factors that limit the productivity of agricultural crops in Indonesia. Soil-borne pathogens that predominantly attack various types of agricultural plants in Indonesia include Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Ralstonia solanacearum,...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Development of a Novel Soil-Borne Disease Management Strategy, Health Checkup Based Soil-Borne Disease Management (HeSoDiM)

Shigenobu Yoshida, Seiya Tsushima
2020.07.10
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases can cause significant negative impacts on crop production. To combat these diseases, most farmers have been using chemicals such as soil fumigants to disinfest the field soils before scheduled planting. These conventional applications, however, often result in an...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Saving Fertilizer in Malaysia's Large-Scale Paddy Production through Precision Farming

Abu Bakar B., Mohd Syaifudin Abdul Rahman, Hairazi Rahim, M.N.F. Abd. Rani, M.S.S. Ghazali, M. A. Mohd. Bookeri, Mohd Taufik Ahmad, C.C. Teoh, Ahmad Safuan Bujang, M.Z.K. Abdullah, Ramlan Ismail
2020.07.09
ABSTRACT This work reports the development of a precision farming technology package by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and the willingness of Malaysian farmers to adopt to the technology.  Specifically, this work touches on the efforts to reduce...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Smart agriculture
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Crop Improvement and Practices for Eco-Friendly Environments – The Examples in Taiwan

Jou-Yi Lee, Yong-Pei Wu, Yu-Ru Chen, Yann-Rong Lin
2020.07.09
ABSTRACT The potential risk of a crop disease can be determined by considering the three components of the “disease triangle” that may combine to cause its occurrence: pathogen, host, and environment. An outbreak of a crop disease requires the presence of a virulent pathogen in sufficient...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiatives in the Philippines

Fe B. Perlas
2020.07.08
ABSTRACT Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate. CSA aims to tackle three main objectives: sustainably increasing...
Country: Philippines Topic: Smart agriculture
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