The effects of integrated rice-duck farming technology on rice roots were studied. The results showed that the growth quality of rice roots was markedly improved in the integrated rice-duck farming ecosystem because of the mechanical stimulation due to duck activities. Compared with the conventional rice farming, the root activity, the...

Integrated rice-duck farming system (IRDFS), an environmentally friendly eco-agricultural technique, was developed from the Chinese traditional farming method of raising ducks in paddy fields. Many studies have reported that the farming system has positive ecological effects on paddy ecosystems. In order to further understand the effects of rice-duck farming on...

To study the spatial distribution patterns and ecological niches of Nilaparvata lugens and its main predatory natural enemies, three treatments including chemical fertilization, rice-duck farming, and no chemical pesticides/fertilizer application (control) were set. Theridiidae, Clubionidae and Salticidae showed the highest niche width under chemical fertilization, rice-duck farming and control, respectively,...

Rice-duck integrated farming is a good ecological agricultural practice which has been widely used in China, Japan, and some Southeast Asia countries or areas recently. It was reported that activities of ducks in the paddy field could bring some positive effects on rice growth, but so far a lot of...

The rice-Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) system was studied based on the principles and methods of system sciences to seek possible ways or strategies for pest population control. A conceptual model describing interrelated activities among different generations of C. medinalis (Guenee) and their natural enemies was designed and implemented through differential equations...

The objective of this study is to quantify resource utilization of main predatory arthropods in integrated rice-duck farming system and to explore their role in resource allocation. Through field investigations on main predatory arthropods in integrated rice-duck farming and conventional rice cultivation systems, the structure of the predatory arthropods communities...