Problem
Crop pests and diseases
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Pests discouraging farmingAbundancy of farm pests
Nature:
Among vertebrate animals, many crop pests are mammals, especially in the order of rodents, and birds. Among invertebrates, certain species of gastropods and a large number of roundworms from the class of nematodes harm crops. The most varied and numerous species of crop pests are arthropods-insects, arachnids (mites), and some species of millipedes and crustaceans (wood lice). Diseases vary from viral, bacterial, and nutritional to fungal, environmental and non-specific.
Incidence:
The FAO has estimated that annual worldwide losses done by plant pests and diseases amount to approximately 20-25% of the potential worldwide yield of food crops.
Broader Problems:
Plant diseasesCrop vulnerabilityDisincentives against farmingStagnated development of agricultural production Narrower Problems:
Pests of cerealsMaize pests and diseasesPests and diseases of palmsPests and diseases of cocoaPests and diseases of vinesPests and diseases of coffeePests and diseases of rubberPests and diseases of olivesPests and diseases of potatoPests and diseases of cottonPests and diseases of groundnutPests and diseases of sugar canePests and diseases of sugar-beetPests and diseases of berry fruitsPests and diseases of citrus fruitPests and diseases of deciduous fruit Related Problems:
Pests and diseases of trees Strategies:
Providing training on integrated pest management techniquesDeveloping agricultureStudying pests of plantsControlling agricultural pestsRelocating agricultural activitiesStudying crop pests and diseases References:
Dickson, James G: Diseases of Field CropsChattopadhyaya, S B: Diseases of Plants Yielding Drugs, Dyes and SpicesSingh: Diseases of Vegetable CropsFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Economic Guidelines for Crop Pest ControlInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: Proceedings of the Consultants' Group Discussion on the Resistance to Soilborne Diseases of Legumes, 8-11 Jan 1979, ICRISAT Center, IndiaInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: Coordination of Research on Peanut Stripe Virus: summary proceedings of the First Meeting to Coordinate Research on Peanut Stripe Virus Disease of Groundnut, 9-12 June 1987, Malang, IndonesiaMengistu, A, et al: An Annotated Bibliography of Chickpea Diseases 1915-1976Beniwal, S P S, et al: An Annotated Bibliography of Pigeonpea Diseases 1906-81Stover, R H: Banana, Plantain and Abaca DiseasesStover, R H: Fusarial Wilt (Panama Disease) of Bananas and Other Musa SpeciesMeredith, D S: Banana Leaf Spot Disease (Sigatoka) Caused by Mycosphaerella Musicola LeachSivanesan, A and Waller, J M: Sugarcane DiseasesCAB International Mycological Institute: Diseases of RapeCAB International Mycological Institute: Diseases of BananaCAB International Mycological Institute: Diseases of Tropical Root CropsCAB International Mycological Institute: Diseases and Cultivation of CloveBird, Julio and Maramorosch, Karl: Tropical Diseases of Legumes: papers presented at the Rio Piedras Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → CropsAgriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Medicine → Pathology
Societal Problems → Pests
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST