biennal report
Author : OREGON. State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Israel
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CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center Bi-annual Report 2003-2004
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 17,41 MB
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Biological Control in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author : Joop C. van Lenteren
Publisher : CABI
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2019-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1789242436
Book Description
The book summarizes the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Few publications provide historical detail and the records are, therefore, fragmented until now. By bringing information together in this book, we offer a more complete picture of important developments in biological control on this continent. There are a wealth of text, tables and references about the history of such projects, and which were succesful and which failed. This will help plan future biocontrol projects. An overview is provided of the current situation in biological control for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, revealing an astonishing level of practical biological control applied in the regio, making it the largest area under biological control worldwide. The final part describes new developments and speculates about the future of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Biodiversidad y manejo de plagas en agroecosistemas
Author : Miguel A. Altieri
Publisher : Icaria Editorial
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 31,75 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9788474267648
Book Description
Este libro examina cómo los métodos agroecológicos ayudan a hacer que los agroecosistemas sean menos susceptibles a problemas de insectos y plagas. Después de una descripción detallada de la ecología de insectos en sistemas diversificados de producción, Altieri y Nicholls describen cómo las plagas pueden ser manejadas y reguladas utilizando sistemas agroecológicos de biodiversificación. El libro presenta una revisión completa de la literatura y el estado del conocimiento sobre el rol de la biodiversidad en la agricultura, la relación entre la diversidad vegetal y las explosiones de plagas y el diseño de agroecosistemas resilentes a éstas, y provee de numerosos estudios de casos de manejo agroecológico de plagas en sistemas de climas tropicales y templados. Miguel Angel Altieri, Ph.D. es profesor de Agroecología en la Universidad de California, Berkeley, es reconocido internacionalmente como un pionero en la aplicación de la agroecología al diseño de agroecosistemas sostenibles. Ha publicado más de diez libros y multitud de artículos científicos en una variedad de revistas especializadas. Altieri coordina en la actualidad varios proyectos de investigación y de educación superior en Agroecología en Estados Unidos, América Latina, España e Italia. Clara Inés Nicholls, Ph.D. es investigadora y catedrática de Agroecología en el Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de UC Berkeley y en la Universidad de Antioquia en Colombia. Es experta en control biológico de plagas y los resultados de sus investigaciones sobre el efecto de agroecosistemas diversificados en el manejo de plagas están plasmados en varias revistas científicas internacionales. La colección Perspectivas agroecológicas difunde obras de agroecología, tanto teóricas como prácticas, dirigidas a técnicos en agricultura ecológica, campesinos, funcionarios de la administración agraria, agentes de desarrollo local, estudiantes de ingeniería técnica y agronómica, ciencias ambientales, biología, geografías, edafología, etc., asociados a ONG y al movimiento ecologista, estudiantes de posgrado en Agroecología.
Quinoa
Author : Kevin S. Murphy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118628101
Book Description
Quinoa is an ancient grain that has grown in popularity in recent years. It has been known as a good source of both protein and fiber. As the demand for quinoa increases a comprehensive and up-to-date reference on the biology and production of the crop is essential. Quinoa: Improvement and Sustainable Production brings together authors from around the world to provide a complete assessment of the current state of global quinoa research and production. Topics covered include quinoa history and culture, genomics and breeding, agronomy, nutrition, marketing, and end-uses. The book focuses in particular on the emerging role of quinoa in providing increased food security to smallholder farmers and communities throughout the world. Quinoa will interest quinoa researchers, producers, crop scientists, agronomists, and plant geneticists, as well as advanced students working with this important grain.
Integrated Pest Management and Pest Control
Author : Sonia Soloneski
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9535100505
Book Description
Integrated Pest Management is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. Its programs use current and comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
Beyond IPM: Introduction to the Theory of Holistic Pest Management
Author : Juan F. Barrera
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,82 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030433706
Book Description
About 15 years ago, we asked ourselves why the methods developed by the research institutions for the management of pests were almost not used by small landholder farmers. It seemed obvious to us that conventional pest control –called “Integrated Pest Management”– was based on a reductionist approach. In reviewing the literature on the subject, we found that our concern was not new or unique. The agreement of some authors with our ideas reinforced our efforts to find a holistic approach to pest management. We took two central ideas to develop the holistic approach: First, pest management actions must put the farmer at the center of the system. Second, pest management must consider not only both pests but the other important components of the system in question. This approach based on the farmers and the systems in which they are immersed, is called “Holistic Pest Management” or HPM. In this book, I present the philosophy and practice of HPM, a new paradigm of pest management.
Agroecología y sustentabilidad
Author : Luis Alberto Olín Fabela
Publisher : Comunicacion Científica
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 6079104407
Book Description
Este libro exhibe la idea de rescatar las prácticas agroalimentarias que se utilizaban antes de la invasión de los europeos en América Latina, las cuales eran prósperas y ecológicas, y aunque no se usaba el adjetivo sustentable, éste hace muy buena referencia a ello. Se muestran las ventajas de mantener la práctica de una agricultura libre de fertilizantes y agroquímicos industriales, mostrando el beneficio de utilizar compostajes para fertilizar de forma natural el suelo y para potenciar sus nutrientes para mejorar la cosecha, así como la práctica de policultivos seleccionados para cada región, para con ello obtener el aprovechamiento que proveé el suelo sin estresarlo, como lo hace la agroindustria. Con estas prácticas se hace énfasis en no dejar perder estas costumbres en la agricultura, pues la agroecología que proponemos rescatar es el principal camino hacia una agricultura y sociedad sustentables, es el espíritu de la sustentabilidad al que aspiramos todos. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52501/cc.182
Areawide Pest Management
Author : Opender Koul
Publisher : CABI
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 45,49 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845933729
Book Description
This book aims (1) to lay out the historical underpinnings of the areawide pest (including weeds, plant and stored grain insect pests) management (AWPM) and to highlight current activity in the field; (2) to delve into concepts that have direct impact on the successful implementation of AWPM, which include: (i) biological and ecological concepts important for understanding the dynamics of populations in spatially heterogeneous environments; (ii) the critical role of inter-agency and multidisciplinary interactions in the development and implementation of AWPM programmes, which are often complex inter-agency and intergovernmental endeavours; (iii) the roles of modelling, meteorology and databases in AWPM programmes which, by their nature, are information intensive; and (iv) the importance of economic and sociological evaluation in successful AWPM implementation; and (3) to compile recent case examples of pest management programmes that have used the AWPM approach. A survey in presented on a wide variety of programmes developed for protecting agricultural and natural resource systems and which use a wide range of pest management tactics.
Management of Fruit Flies in the Americas
Author : Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
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ISBN : 3031486080
