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Table 3. Categorization of disease data into classes.Variable Class boundaries Individuals (no.)Brown spot (BS) Low (0–12.3%) 25Medium (>12.3–32.1%) 24High (32.1–93.7%) 24Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) None (0%) 44Low (>0–5.5%) 15High (>5.5–30%) 14Narrow brown spot (NBS) None (0%) 27Low (>0–4.2%) 23High (>4.2–35.9%) 23Sheath blight (SHB) None (0%) 61Low (>0–0.6%) 6Medium (>0.6–2.7%) 6Sheath rot (SHR) None (0%) 51Low (>0–0.5%) 11Medium (>0.5–4.1%) 11Table 4. Relationship of management practices to pests in rainfed lowland rice. aPentatomidsNarrowManagement (stink bugs Whorl Brown brownpractice Weeds Cutworm Hispa and maggot spot spotblack bugs)Cultivar durationLate – ? + – N N NMedium N N N N N N NEarly + N – + N – NWater levelNo water + + + + N ? ?1–5 cm N N – – N ? ?>5 cm – – N N N ? ?Chemical fertilizer0–30 kg ha –1 ? – N N N ? N31–150 kg ha –1 ? N N N N + N>150 kg ha –1 ? + ? N + – –a+ = increases pest population, – = decreases pest population, N = no effect, ? = unknown, i.e., more datarequired.254 Jahn et al

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