Download or read book Crop Protection Strategies For Subsistence Farmers written by Miguel A Altieri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top-down approaches to pest management, relying on agrochemical inputs that can be scarce, expensive, ecologically toxic, or inaccessible, have repeatedly failed to solve pest problems that affect small farmers in developing countries. Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers offers an alternative. Drawing on examples from Latin Am

Download or read book Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers written by Miguel A. Altieri and published by Intermediate Technology Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on examples from Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia, this book describes crop protection strategies that rely on farmers' knowledge and participation, local resources and alternative low-input methods, as a sensitive approach to develop and implement pest management schemes adjusted to farmers' needs and their socio-economic and agroecological conditions.

Download or read book Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture written by Derek J. Chadwick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agricultural land. In the developing world, food production cannot keep up with population growth and the gap between demand and supply is growing. This book explores the theme of sustainable agricultural development in the developing world, with a particular focus on crop protection. Includes chapters on the ecology of food production, on sustainable agriculture and crop protection methods, on the economics of food production and more.

Download or read book Sustainable Crop Protection Strategies in 2 Vols written by H. R. Sardana and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pest Management and Food Production written by Montague Yudelman and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their comprehensive paper, Montague Yudelman, Annu Ratta, and Davi Nygaard examine the key issues with regard to pest management and food production over the coming decades. They draw attention to the lack of adequate information on the magnitude and impact of pest losses; without such information, policymarkers are handicapped when devising strategies for meeting food needs. The authors address both chemical and nonchemical approaches to pest management, highlighting the importance of biotechnology. There is growing public sentiment against biotechnology but little appreciation as yet of its contributions to alleviating hunger by, among other things, controlling pest losses. The authors also address the important subject of the roles of different actors in pest management, most notably the private sector.

Download or read book Crop Protection Strategies Under Climate Change Scenarios written by P. Parvatha Reddy and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book on “Crop Protection Strategies under Climate Change Scenarios” provides the information on i) effects of climate variables [increased temperatures, elevated carbon dioxide levels, varying precipitation patterns and frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events (drought, cyclones, floods, etc.), and elevated levels of atmospheric pollutants (ozone, acid rain, and elevated ultraviolet B) on crop pests; ii) Impacts of climate change induced consequences (expansion of geographical distribution, increase in number of generations, increased overwintering survival, pest population dynamics and outbreaks, risk of introducing invasive alien species, crop-pest interactions, loss of ecological biodiversity, changes in phenology, increased incidence of insect vectored plant diseases, disruption of plant-pollinator interactions, reduced effectiveness of pest management strategies) on crop pests; iii) Development of modelling approaches to predict future pest change scenarios; and iv) Formulation of sustainable adaptation and mitigation pest management strategies including physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated methods under climate change scenarios. This book will be of immense value to scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities pertaining to pest management under climate change scenarios. The material in the book can be used for teaching post-graduate courses. The book can also serve as a very useful reference to policy makers and practicing farmers.

Download or read book The Plant Protection Discipline written by Webster H. Sill and published by Allanheld Osmun. This book was released on 1978 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crop Protection written by D. Prasad and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid change in the agro-ecosystem leaves a snag in the establishment of harmony in the discord of the disturb ecosystem due to wide usage of chemical pesticides, fertilizers and synthetic plant growth regulators. The long-term effect were overlooked hence, boom of one time become bane for the ecosystem degradation. At the present context, it had become indispensable to look for sustainable crop protection management approaches for insect pests, deseases, nematodes and weed and the present book is and effort to this direction. The book contains recent information on microbial pesticides, Hexamermis sp. on Leptocoris, Biocontrol for pest management, HaNPV, Ovicides for management, Recent advances in Ocimum for IPM, Termite management, Insect pests of NEG region, Karnal Bunt threat to grain trade, Foliar blight of wheat, Diseases of NEH region, Eco-friendly management of wit in chick pea, Predictive management of powdery mildew, Viral diseases of fruits, vegetables and spices, Tomato leaf curl virus, Air and soil pollutants on plant parasites, Nematode management of flowering crops, Pests and diseases of nut fruits, Application of molecular markers for resistance genes, Diseases of linseed, Induced resistance, Rice blast management, Chitinase against fungi, Taxonomic status of semi-endo parasitic nematodes, Induced plant resistance, Precision farming in nematode management, Acarines as biocontrol agents, Biocontrol agents for phytonematodes, Regulatory measures for nematode management, Decontamination of pesticide residues, Microbial metabolites, Management through seed and weed management for sustainable agriculture production. The book Crop Protection: Management Strategies, not only provides references but also serves as guide and inspiration for future research into the realm of biological, chemical, physical and quarantine aspects and onslaughts of modern agriculture on it. The scientists, teachers, students, scholars, administrators and policy markers dealing with pest and disease management in particular and plant protection in general will find this book very useful and informative. Contents Chapter 1: Microbial Pesticides by V M Pawar, P S Brikar and U T Thombre; Chapter 2: Parasitisation by Hexamermis sp.(Nematoda-Mermithidae) to Lebtocoris augur Fabr. (Heteroptera-Coroidea-Rhopalidae) by S C Dhiman and Kumkum; Chapter 3: Perspectives in Biocontrol as Effective Tool in Pest Management by Suvasish Das, N C Gupta, M Sehgal and B B Bhosle; Chapter 4: Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus and its Effectiveness by Sadia F Chandel, R Ahmad and P K Singh; Chapter 5: Ovicides for Management of Lepidopterous Pests by Vanit Kathuria, R K Saini and Pala Ram; Chapter 6: Recent Researches on Ocimum Species for Insect Pest Management by Vanit Kathuria and Nutan Kaushik; Chapter 7: Termite Management: Past, Present and Future by Berin Pathrose and Swaran Dhingra; Chapter 8: Status and Distribution of Insect Pests on Crops and their Management by Organic Methods in North Eastern Hill Region of India by K Rajasekhara Rao, A N Shylesha and N S Azad Thakur, Chapter 9: Use of Safer Insecticides for Natural Enemy Protection by P B Singh; Chapter 10: Karnal Bunt Disease of Wheat: A Threat to Grain Trade by Anuja Gupta and V K Maheshwari; Chapter 11: Status and Management of Foliar Blight of Wheat in India by A K Singh, R P Singh and Mamta Singh; Chapter 12: Important Diseases of Crops in NEH Region and their Management by M Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M Srinivas Prasad, Y P Sharma and Sangit Kumar; Chapter 13: Eco-friendly Management of Wilt in Chickpea by S N Gurha, Vishwa Dhar, Udit Narain and Shubha Trivedi; Chapter 14: Predictive Management of Powdery Mildew Diseases by P Sinha, D K Agarwal and D Prasad; Chapter 15: Viral Diseases of Fruits, Vegetables and Spices in North Eastern Himalayan Region of India and their Management by Kajal Kumar Biswas, D R Das and Y S Ahlawat; Chapter 16: Recent Advances in Tomato Leaf Curl Virus by Krishna Kumar, V K Razdan, Efath Shahnaz, Shahid Ahamad and A K Tiwari; Chapter 17: Rice Blast: A Limiting Factor in Rice Production in J&K by Shahid Ahamad, C S Kalha, K Kumar, Mohd Ishaq and A K Tiwari; Chapter 18: Insect Pest and Diseases of Cold Arid Region, Ladakh by Ajay K Pandey and Sanjai K Dwivedi; Chapter 19: Pest and Diseases Management in Bulbous Flowering Crops by A K Singh and Shiva Jauhari; Chapter 20: Status and Management of Pests and Diseases in Nut Fruits by S S Singh, D Prasad and H Lal; Chapter 21: Application of Molecular Markers in Identification of Disease Resistance Genes in Plants by A K Mukherjee, S K Lenka and L K Acharya; Chapter 22: Integrated Disease Management in Linseed: Present Status and Future Thrust by Jyoti Singh; Chapter 23: Induced Resistance: Practical Approach for Disease Management by S K Biswas and Udit Narain; Chapter 24: Advances in Rice Blast Epidemiology and Management by M Surudirajan and P Srinivas; Chapter 25: Chitinases in Defense Against Phytopathogenic Fungi by V Shanmugam; Chapter 26: Characterization of Pathotype Diversity in Nine Isolates of Ascochyta rabiei Based on DNA Polymorphism by Atul Kumar, Neena Mitter and Rashmi Agarwal; Chapter 27: Interaction Phenomena Between Air and Soil Pollutants on Plant Parasites by Shefta T Chandel, Saqia F Chandel, Babu Mansuri and D Prasad; Chapter 28: Ecofriendly Management of Nematode Problem of Vegetables and Pulses by Kumkum Dutta and M G Haidar; Chapter 29: Recent Taxonomic Status of Semi-endoparasitic Nematodes and their Management by Sudershan Ganguly and M Lal; Chapter 30: Induced Plant Resistance by Varghese P Thomas, Berin Pthrose and D Prasad; Chapter 31: Precision Farming Technologies in Nematode Management by A K Ganguly, R N Sahoo and Umarao; Chapter 32: Acarines as Biocontrol Agents of Plant Parasitic Nematodes by Rachna Gulati, Kumkum Walia and Ranjana Rani; Chapter 33: Biocontrol Agents for Management of Phytonematodes by D Prasad and Veena; Chapter 34: Paecilomyces lilacinus: Fungal Bioagent for Controlling Phytonematodes by Archana Mittal and D Prasad; Chapter 35: Regulatory and Phytosanitary Measures for Nematode Management by Rajan and Arjun Lal; Chapter 36: Decontamination of Pesticide Residues by Sumitra Arora and Madhuban Gopal; Chapter 37: Microbial Metabolites: Future Ecofriendly Agrochemicals by Rajib Karmakar and Gita Kulshrestha; Chapter 38: Current Researches on Development of New Organophosphorus Pesticides by Deb Prasad Ray, D Prasad, Gita Kulshrestha and R L Gupta; Chapter 39: Weed Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production by Sahadeva Singh; Chapter 40: Plant Protection Management through Seeds by Razia Khatoon Zaidi.

Download or read book Crop Protection written by Jean-Philippe Deguine and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton, one of the worlds major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. It demonstrates how agro-ecological approaches to pest management are at last approaching the ma

Download or read book Ecologically Based Integrated Pest Management written by D. P. Abrol and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2012 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The availability of modern tools and transgenic crop protection technology has opened new vistas in the vast field of pest management. All these issues form the focus of the book, where they have been discussed by eminent scientists who are authority in their respective fields. The book describes the science and art of integrated pest management. It contains 48 chapters grouped into six sections which include topics ranging from: ? Impact on food security ? Breeding for resistance ? IPM in crops, fruits, vegetables ? Future strategies and policy issues. ? IPR related issues It also gives detailed information on emerging strategies and problems such as the role of biotechnology and the implications of IPR issues. The roles of IPM in sustaining food productivity, contribution of IPM in meeting economic, environmental and social costs have been elaborated. The role of diagnostic tools, weather forecasting, transgenic plants, biological control, and new chemicals in future IPM programmes and strategies to meet the challenges of pest adaptation have been highlighted. The need for improved information transfer, implementation and application of IPM has been discussed. Finally, it is essential to know the status of IPM, its future, challenges and constraints which have been extensively elaborated in the last chapter of this book. The book intends to fill the gap by providing the critical analysis of different management strategies having bearing on agriculture sustainability and environmental protection. The compilation of this book is unique in the sense that it does not deal with the conventional way of discussing pest management with respect to particular crops or the regions. It emphasizes on the other hand an overview of the management strategies with critical evaluation of each in the larger context of ecologically based pest management.

Download or read book Agroecological Crop Protection written by Jean-Philippe Deguine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to Agroecological Crop Protection, which is the declension of the principles of agroecology to crop protection. It presents the concepts of this innovative approach, case studies and lessons and generic keys for agroecological transition. The book is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, experimenters, teachers, farmers, students. It represents a new tool, proposing concrete keys of action on the basis of feedbacks validated scientifically. Beyond the examples presented, it is therefore of general scope and proposes recommendations for all temperate and tropical cropping systems. It contributes to the training and teaching modules in this field and it is an updated information support for professionals and a teaching aid for students (agronomy, crop protection, biodiversity management, agroecology).

Download or read book Advisory Work in Crop Pest and Disease Management written by Josef Palti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advisory work, by its very nature, is an intermediary between the re search worker and those who apply the results of his research. The challenge of advisory work is to devise means of and find pathways for transmitting research results to the user, overcome the reluctance of the latter to change, and often combine novel ideas with well-estab lished traditions. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in farming. This is especially true in developing countries, where the gap in the educational level between research workers and farmers may be ex tremely wide. Moreover, village-level advisers are often overburdened with non-professional functions and are not sufficiently backed up by well-trained professional advisers. Thus, in many of these countries there is a serious discrepancy between the knowledge available and that needed and actually applied on the farm. Advisory work in crop protection is no exception, but profits to some extent from two facts: (1) because of the potentially catastrophic nature of pest attack, governments often operate a supervisory crop protection service, the staff of which may be able to dispense some pest control advice; and (2) the staff of pesticide distributors tends to fill, at least in part, the need for advice on how to fight pests and dis eases with chemicals.

Download or read book Integrated Pest Management written by Rajinder Peshin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated Pest Management – Dissemination and Impact, Volume 2 is a sequel to Integrated Pest Management – Innovation-DevelopmentProcess, Volume 1. The book focuses on the IPM systems in the developed countries of North America, Europe and Australia, and the developing countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa. One of the major impedimentsin the dissemination and adoption of the IPM innovation is the complexity of the technology and reaching the vast population of farmers especially in the developing countries. The IPM-innovation development process is incomplete without the diffusion and adoption of IPM methods by the end users, and through its consequences. In spite of all the efforts in the developed and developing countries, the adoption of IPM is still low with few exceptions. The book covers the underlying concepts and methodologies of the diffusion of innovation theory and the program evaluation; and reviews the progress and impact of IPM programs implemented in the industrialized, the green revolution and the subsistence agricultural systems of the world. Forty-four experts from entomology, plant pathology, environmental science, agronomy, anthropology, economics and extensioneducationfromAfrica, Asia, Australia, Europe,NorthAmerica and South America have discussed impact of IPM with an interdisciplinary perspective. Each one of the experts is an authority in his or her eld of expertise. The researchers, farmers’education,supportingpoliciesofthegovernmentsandmarketforcesarethe elements of the IPM innovation system to achieve wider adoption of IPM strategy in agriculture.

Download or read book Crop Protection written by Jean-Philippe Deguine and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton, one of the worlds major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. It demonstrates how agro-ecological approaches to pest management are at last approaching the mainstream, with an increasing recognition that farmland delivers a wide range of ecosystem services (natures goods and services), including but certainly not solely comprising the production of food.

Download or read book Modern Crop Protection written by J. C. Zadoks and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crop Protection Branch Strategic Management Manual written by Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Soil Protection Branch and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation written by P. Parvatha Reddy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on pests (insect and mite) and diseases (fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode) in protected horticulture (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals) using physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated methods. It opens with chapters describing the setting in which integrated pest and disease control operates, i.e., the greenhouse and its environment. Subsequent chapters present the basic strategies and tactics of different control methods including integrated control, with special reference to greenhouse crops. Further chapters include the different facets of biological pest and disease control – its scientific bases, its development in practice, its commercialization and quality control. The concluding chapters of the book highlight the present status of integrated pest and disease control for the most important greenhouse crops (fruits, vegetables and flower crops) worldwide. The book’s final chapter explores future challenges for researchers assigned to identify non-pesticide methods and integrate sustainable pest management technologies that can contribute to increased productivity, such as breeding for durable resistance, biological control and devising integrated methods that will have minimal adverse environmental and social impacts. Among productivity-enhancing technologies, protected cultivation has a tremendous potential to increase the yield of vegetables and flower cro ps by several fold. Pests and diseases are one of the major challenges to protected cultivation. Year-round warm temperatures and relatively high humidity together with abundant food make the protected environment of greenhouses highly attractive to pests and diseases. Nevertheless, very little attention has been paid to the manipulation of greenhouse environments expressly to avoid disease epidemics and insect infestations, which together can easily account for 30% of crop losses. This book will be of immense value to all members of the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities on protected horticulture. It also offers a useful reference guide for policymakers and practicing farmers, and can be used as a textbook for postgraduate courses.