Author : GOPALI JNANESHWAR B
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Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,39 MB
Release : 1998
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Author : Awalom Hailu
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2012-06
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ISBN : 9783659133435
Chickpea production has faced a lot of challenges in Ethiopia. Among them pest problem in general and pod borer (Helicoverpa spp.) in particular are serious problems. Currently the use of synthetic pesticide in pest management of agricultural production poses problems on non-target organisms, quality of the environment and produce, its effectiveness (due to pest resistance development) and buying ability of low scale farmers particularly farmers of developing countries. So environmentally and economically safe control measures are available and promising for the crises with the synthetic pesticides. Therefore; the integration of intercropping as cultural practice and neem (Azadrachita indica) seed powder solution as botanical pesticide was tested and found effective for pod borer management. And I hope this book will be a good reference for whom interested around this field of study.
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Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Omkar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1075 pages
File Size : 46,80 MB
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811086877
This book comprehensively compiles information on some of the major pests that afflict agricultural, horticultural and medicinal crops in particular as well as many polyphagous pests. Not only does this book deal with the pests of common globally produced crops it also addresses those of rarely dealt with crops such as seed spices, medicinal and aromatic plants. While the perspective of insect pests is largely Indian and South East Asian in context, the book does deal with globally problematic pests, particularly polyphagous ones. Not only will the readers be acquainted with the pests, their damaging potential and their life cycle but also with the latest methods of managements including ecofriendly measures being employed to keep pest populations at manageable levels. The 27 chapters in the book, are grouped into four sections primarily based on crop types, viz. pest of agricultural, horticultural and medicinal crops, and polyphagous pests, making the book easy to navigate. Each of the chapters is comprehensive and well illustrated and written by academicians who have dedicated their entire lives to the study of a particular crop-pest complex. The final chapter of this book provides an overview on the principles and processes of pest management.
Author : Dilip Nandwani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319069047
Sustainable horticulture is gaining increasing attention in the field of agriculture as demand for the food production rises to the world community. Sustainable horticultural systems are based on ecological principles to farm, optimizes pest and disease management approaches through environmentally friendly and renewable strategies in production agriculture. It is a discipline that addresses current issues such as food security, water pollution, soil health, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, entomology, ecology, chemistry and food sciences. Sustainable horticulture interprets methods and processes in the farming system to the global level. For that, horticulturists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable horticulture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable horticulture treats problem sources.
Author : Shabir Hussain Wani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030017435
Advances in molecular biology and genome research in the form of molecular breeding and genetic engineering put forward innovative prospects for improving productivity of many pulses crops. Pathways have been discovered, which include regulatory elements that modulate stress responses (e.g., transcription factors and protein kinases) and functional genes, which guard the cells (e.g., enzymes for generating protective metabolites and proteins). In addition, numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with elevated stress tolerance have been cloned, resulting in the detection of critical genes for stress tolerance. Together these networks can be used to enhance stress tolerance in pulses. This book summarizes recent advances in pulse research for increasing productivity, improving biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and enhancing nutritional quality.
Author : Opender Koul
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,80 MB
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402025963
The chemicals from plant sources, generally termed as phytochemicals, play an important role in acceptance or rejection of the plant by the pests as they could be distasteful or toxic on one hand or on the other hand specialist herbivores have the capability to feed on many such chemicals, as they are able to process these natural products in a manner that is beneficial to them. In the wake of increasing environmental degradation due to burgeoning synthetic chemicals, there has been a process going on to rediscover the usefulness of plants and herbs and a continued effort for more than 2 decades has been to study the green products for cures for several ailments and pest management. In fact, according to Indian Medicinal Plants: A Sectoral Study, the global trade for medicinal plants amounts to about US $ 60 billion and the world demand continues to grow at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. Although many such plants are known in literature, neem has been one of trees with mani-fold virtues. Indian neem tree, Azadirachta indica A. Juss, which is a large evergreen tree, is an outstanding example among plants that has been subject matter of numerous scientific studies concerning its utilization in medicine, industry and agriculture. So far neem preparations have been evaluated against more than 500 species of insects and more than 400 hundred are reported to be susceptible at different concentrations.
Author : Shyam Singh Yadav
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9048137098
This book covers all aspect of legume production management technologies, plant ecological response, nutrients management, biological nitrogen fixation, molecular approaches, potential cultivars, biodiversity management under climate change. Also covered are various aspects of legume management under climate change such as, production management technology, ecology & adaptation, diseases, and international trade; physiology and crops response to nutrients, drought, salinity, and water use efficiency; Biodiversity management, molecular approaches and biological Nitrogen fixation; climate change and strategies. This book presents the most comprehensive and up to date review of research on different cool season grain legume crops, nutrients management, biotic and abiotic stresses management, agronomical approaches for drought management, salinity, drought, weed management and water use efficiency, impact on international trade around the world.
Author : Nabil El-Wakeil
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 15,37 MB
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 303033161X
This book analyses the mass production and application of biological control products for biotic and abiotic factors affecting agricultural production. It also describes how to develop sustainable agriculture under Egyptian conditions. The book is divided into four parts covering: 1) mass production of parasitoids, insects and mite predators, 2) mass production of the microbial control agents for managing insect pests, 3) biocontrol products for plant diseases, and 4) bioproducts against abiotic factors. It discusses various methods of controlling insect pests and plant diseases in order to increase agricultural production, improve the quality of field crops and reduce the food gap by applying a range of technologies. This book helps increase our understanding and awareness of how to produce healthy products for local consumption and utilization as well as for exports.
Author : Brígida Souza
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030247355
This book aims to address the importance of natural enemies and functional diversity for biological control in Neotropical agroecosystems. Several aspects related to the conservation of natural enemies, such as vegetation design and climate change, are discussed in Part 1 and the bioecology of several insects groups used in biological control in Latin America is presented in Part 2. Part 3 is devoted to mass production of natural enemies while Part 4 describes how these insects have been used to control of pests in major crops, forests, pasture, weeds and plant diseases. Lastly, Part 5 reports Latin-American experiences of integration of biological in pest management programs.
