| Extension/Outreach |
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Public education on rice pest management (need for it, practices used, safety,
etc.). |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
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Investigate a regional newsletter |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Local and regional rice newsletters – need funding. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
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Resistant grasses – first to propanil and then Facet (quinclorac). We need multiple
herbicides to avoid resistance and the educational efforts to use the alternative
chemistries effectively (i.e., stewardship). |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
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Education on West Nile virus (WNV) and the fact that rice culture is not the source of
the implicated mosquito species. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
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Rice problems publication (disease, insects, fertility, herbicide injury, etc.) – will be
state specific. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
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State-specific publication on rice pests, diseases, injuries. This is under development. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Insects |
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Insect identification (including beneficials) emphasis for growers (publications,
field demonstrations, grower meetings, etc.) |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
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Impacts of Water, EPA, FIFRA, Clean Water Act, point source contamination, etc.,
on rice pest management. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
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Icon replacements |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Seed-borne rice diseases. Detection, eradication, control and prevention. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
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We need multiple herbicides to avoid resistance and the educational efforts to use the
alternative chemistries effectively (i.e., stewardship). |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
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Application technology issues. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
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Need organophosphate and carbamate replacements. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
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Trade barriers associated with seed-borne pathogens (APHIS regulations). Education
of U.S. and foreign regulatory personnel about seed-borne diseases – what is real;
what is important. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
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Rice falls between “major” and “minor” crop definitions. We need a better
classification to encourage development of new pesticides and pest management
practices. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
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Managing imported and/or invasive pests (quarantines) |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
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Application of pesticides to water needs to be addressed to insure availability. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
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Involve rice associations on setting priorities. |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
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Limited choice of pesticides may lead to increased pesticide use, especially to
counter pest resistance. |
| Regulatory |
7 |
All |
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Quarantine issues related to seed borne diseases have to be resolved based on
scientific data. |
| Regulatory |
8 |
All |
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Interagency relationships as they impact rice production. More coordination
needed. |
| Regulatory |
9 |
All |
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Need to be proactive (via education) on the lack of impacts on groundwater from rice
pest management. |
| Research |
1 |
All |
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More and better chemistries (must be economical) available in a timely manner to
reduce development of resistance. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
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Pest surveys, chemical usage. |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Regional pest survey (2004 for at least 3 years) with APHIS to identify the current
spectrum of diseases. |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
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Shifts in weed species (in general) as new herbicides are being used. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
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Remote sensing of pest populations/infestations (scouting is very time intensive) |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
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Alternatives to organophosphates and carbamates. |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
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More information on basic biology of rice diseases. |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
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Delayed phytotoxicity syndrome associated with biodegradation of certain
herbicides. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
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More environmentally friendly pesticides. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
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Need something to replace Icon (fipronil). |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
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Detection (quantifying levels of infestation) and eradication of pathogens on seed. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
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Hydrogen sulfide toxicity. |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
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Utilize host/plant resistance to the maximum. |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
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Develop resistant varieties to more diseases and with higher yields and better quality. |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
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Precision application technology. |