Cover Page

Introduction

General map of Bangladesh, with "clickable" links to field work locations, etc.

Towards a general understanding - what of the flooding?

• Towards a general understanding - 1 - what of the flooding?
• Towards a general understanding - 2 - a riverine country
• Towards a general understanding - 3 - what is deepwater rice?
• Towards a general understanding - 4 - definitions of deepwater rice and where it is grown

The deepwater rice farmer's year

• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 1 - the dry season
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 2 - a time to sow
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 3 - waiting for take-off
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 4 - the flood arrives
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 5 - growth, growth and more growth
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 6 - kneeing and flowering
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 7 - the DWR harvest
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 8 - full circle - season's end
• The deepwater rice farmer's year - 9 - winter crops

The Yellow Stem Borer Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and deepwater rice - trying to present a balanced view

• Yellow stem borer studies - abstract
• Yellow stem borer studies - 1 - introduction
• Yellow stem borer studies - 2 - the first phase 1978-80
• Yellow stem borer studies - 3 - methods
• Yellow stem borer studies - 4 - methods cont.
• Yellow stem borer studies - 5 - 1981 research - insecticide trials
• Yellow stem borer studies - 6 - 1981 research - YSB population dynamics
• Yellow stem borer studies - 7 - 1981 research - final results
• Yellow stem borer studies - 8 - 1982 research - insecticide trials
• Yellow stem borer studies - 9 - 1982 research - effect of YSB on panicles
• Yellow stem borer studies - 10 - 1982 research - YSB and grain filling
• Yellow stem borer studies - 11 - 1982 research - anatomy of DWR stems
• Yellow stem borer studies - 12 - 1982 research - more on DWR anatomy and YSB
• Yellow stem borer studies - 13 - 1982 research - DWR anatomy summarized
• Yellow stem borer studies - 14 - discussion
• Yellow stem borer studies - 15 - discussion
• Yellow stem borer studies - 16 - discussion
• Yellow stem borer studies - 17 - discussion
• Yellow stem borer studies - 18 - conclusions
• Yellow Stem Borer - appendix - photographs
  1. YSB symptoms shown by whole dwr plants
  2. dwr stem disssections
  3. dwr anatomy studies
  4. YSB life stages

Other pests and diseases

• Ufra nematode disease
• Caterpillars - Lepidoptera
• Beetles - Coleoptera
• Leaf Hoppers - Jassidae
• Ants - Hymenoptera: Formicidae
• Rodents
• Weeds

Sites and locations

• BRRI (Bangladesh Rice Research Institute) and the Rajbari site, Dhaka District
• The Bastia site, Jamuna floodplain, Manikganj, Dhaka District (west)
• The Daudkandi site, Meghna floodplain, Comilla District
• The DND (Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra scheme) site, Meghna floodplain, Dhaka District (south-east)
• The Dubail site, Jamuna floodplain, Tangail district
• The Manikganj south field sites, Jamuna floodplain, Dhaka District (west)
• The Matlab Bazaar field site and Chandpur area, Lower Meghna floodplain, Comilla District
• The Narshingdi site, Meghna floodplain, Dhaka District (east)
• Comilla area, Comilla District
• The Faridpur area, Ganges floodplain, Faridpur District
• Habiganj (BRRI) deepwater rice research station, Sylhet District
• Rajshahi and the Hardinge Bridge, Ganges floodplain, Rajshahi District
• The Natore area, Pabna District and Parharpur, Bogra District
• The Meghna River crossing
• The Sylhet area, Sylhet District (tea growing)
• Huntra research station and others in Thailand

PERSONAL PUBLICATIONS - scanned as full pages from original papers

• Taylor, Alam & Razzaque, 1981
• Taylor, 1988
• Taylor, 1996

REFERENCES

Brian Taylor publications

©2000 - Brian Taylor CBiol FIBiol FRES 11, Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, U.K. Comments to dr.brian.taylor@ntlworld.com

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