Impact of Climate Change on Pests and Diseases of Oilseeds Brassica - the Scenario Unfolding in India
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C. Chattopadhyay
Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Pulses Research (ICAR), Kanpur 208024;
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B.K. Bhattacharya
Crop Inventory and Modelling Division, Agriculture-Forestry and Environment Group, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad 380015;
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Vinod Kumar
Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (ICAR), Sewar, Bharatpur 321303;
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Amrender Kumar
Division of Forecasting & Econometric Techniques, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi 110012
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P.D. Meena
Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (ICAR), Sewar, Bharatpur 321303;
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Keywords:
Climate change, impact, pests, India, BrassicaAbstract
Effect of climate change on agriculture or more precisely on insect pests and diseases of agricultural crops is
multidimensional. Magnitude of this impact could vary with the type of species and their growth patterns. The
elevated production could be off-set partly or entirely by the insect pest or pathogens. It is, therefore,
important to consider all the biotic components under the changing pattern of climate. World over research on
effect of climate change on pests and diseases of crops is inadequate. Several diseases and insect-pests have
been noted to be showing higher level of infestation on Oilseeds Brassicas in India, which have been
discussed. The article also looks at different strategies to cope with effects of climate change on insect-pests
and diseases of rapeseed-mustard crops with a proposal for Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS)
for Crop Protection Services that suggests the operational focus, research priorities and aspects of capacity
building.
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