Research status and prospects of grassland plant protection discipline
Grassland plant protection is science about preventing and controlling the damage caused by diseases,pests,weeds,and rodents to grassland plants,ensuring the health development of the grassland ecosystem. Traditional pest control methods require large amounts of chemicals and frequent applica-tion,which can easily lead to the 3R (resistance,resurgence,and residue) issues,and inevitably cause significant damage to the ecological environment. In light of this,it is particularly urgent to shift the concept of controlling grassland biological disasters. This special issue analyzed the current situation,causes,and corresponding prevention and control strategies and means of major grassland biological di-sasters from multiple dimensions,especially in China. To promote the long-term sustainable develop-ment of grassland ecosystems,we advocate for a series of environmentally friendly,easy-to-operate,and cost-effective prevention and control measures. At the same time,in order to promote the green and healthy development of grassland ecosystems,fulfill the mission of strengthening agriculture and revi-talizing rural areas,we have collected contributions from multiple aspects such as grassland biodiver-sity,research and development of new biopesticides,and ecological governance to explore the positive potential and significant effectiveness of grassland management measures in regulating the population dynamics of biological disasters in grasslands,in order to actively promote the construction and devel-opment of plant protection disciplines towards higher quality.
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