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      <journal-title>International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation</journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2141-243X</issn>      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Academic Journals</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5897/IJBC11.199</article-id>
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        <article-title><![CDATA[A survey of rice farmersâ€™ farming practices posing threats to insect biodiversity of rice crop in the Punjab, Pakistan]]></article-title>
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        	          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Muhammad</surname>
            <given-names>Asghar</given-names>
          </name>
                    <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Muhammad</surname>
            <given-names>Arshad</given-names>
          </name>
                    <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Muhammad</surname>
            <given-names>Fiaz</given-names>
          </name>
                    <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Anjum</surname>
            <given-names>Suhail</given-names>
          </name>
                    <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Arshad</surname>
            <given-names>Makhdoom Sabir</given-names>
          </name>
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		<corresp id="cor1">* E-mail: <email xlink:type="simple">miang786@yahoo.com</email></corresp>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2013</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
      	<day>31</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2013</year>
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      					<date date-type="accepted">
			<day>30</day>
			<month>07</month>
			<year>2013</year>
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      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>10</issue>
	  	  <fpage>647</fpage>
	  <lpage>654</lpage>
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      <abstract><![CDATA[During a survey and through face to face interviews of rice farmers, their attitudes and substandard farming practices were investigated as threats to insect biodiversity associated with rice crop agroecosystem. Excessive and increasing use of agrochemicals (78.7%) and rice straw burning (68%) along with animal grazing were explored as major threats. Rational use of agrochemicals and legislation about bans of rice straw burning and cattle grazing in harvested rice fields were proposed.

	 

	Key words: Insect biodiversity, rice farmers, straw burning, animal grazing.]]></abstract>
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