Botanical name: Oriza sativa
LAND PREPARATION:
1. Clearing of land
2. Stumping and ploughing
3. Ridging
PESTS
1. Birds
2. Rodents
3. Rice weevil
CONTROL OF PESTS
1. Setting traps
2. Fencing
3. Use of avicides and rodenticides
4. Fumigate store.
DISEASES OF RICE
1. Rice blast
2. Leaf spot
3. Leaf blight
4. Rice smut
5. Stalt rot
CONTROL OF DISEASES
1. Remove and destroy infected plants
2. Use seeds treated with fungicides
3. Plant disease-resistant varieties
4. Avoid heavy nitrogen fertilizers
