This volume bridges the gap between ecology and natural resource management and, in particular, focuses on plant ecology as a foundation for vegetation and wildlife management. It describes how concepts and approaches used by ecologists to study communities and ecosystems can be applied to their man
Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives
β Scribed by Rajinder Peshin, Ashok K. Dhawan
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 290
- Series
- Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book is an outcome of the keynote/lead papers presented by the experts from different disciplines in the Indian Ecological Society International Conference 2016 on βNatural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectivesβ, organized at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India. The book captures the essence of natural resource management from the intra and interdisciplinary perspectives of agricultural sciences (entomology, plant pathology, plant breeding and genetics, agronomy and soil sciences), social sciences (resource economics, agricultural extension education), medical sciences, and environmental sciences to stimulate discussion on the ecological perspectives of natural resource management. Wide-ranging topics on land and water resources, biodiversity, integrated farming system, role of microbes in agriculture, climate change and its impact on human health and crop pests, exploiting chemical ecology for pest management, human disease-causing pesticides, beneficial insects like lac insects, integrated pest management, resistance management in insect pests and Bt cotton , and diffusion and adoption of ecologically sustainable technologies at individual and organizational level are covered in the book.. The book will serve the professionals, researchers, academia, government, industry and students.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv
Managing Wetland Ecosystems: A Polycentric Perspective (Dinesh K. Marothia)....Pages 1-17
Sustainability of Groundwater Use in Punjab Agriculture: Issues and Options (Kamal Vatta)....Pages 19-30
Sustainability of Himalayan Environment: Issues and Policies (Masaud-ul-Haq Wani, Saima Masood Wani)....Pages 31-45
Crop Genetic Biodiversity with Special Reference to Oilseed Brassicas and Wild Allies: Conservation and Their Utilization (Surinder K. Gupta, Aditya Pratap, Vanya Bawa, Sunil K. Rai)....Pages 47-62
Integrated Farming System: Enhancing Income Source for Marginal and Small Farmers (Sohan S. Walia, Vikrant Dhawan, Ashok K. Dhawan, N. Ravisankar)....Pages 63-94
Health Effects of Changing Environment (Randeep Guleria, Vartika Mathur, Ashutosh Dhanuka)....Pages 95-107
An Approach to Cancer Risk Assessment and Carcinogenic Potential for Three Classes of Agricultural Pesticides (Chanda Siddoo-Atwal)....Pages 109-132
Climate Change: Impact on Biotic Stresses Afflicting Crop Plants (Chirantan Chattopadhyay, Ajanta Birah, Bushan L. Jalali)....Pages 133-146
Role of Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture (Ambalal N. Sabalpara, Lalit Mahatma)....Pages 147-163
Exploiting Chemical Ecology for Developing Novel Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Africa (Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A. O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, John A. Pickett)....Pages 165-183
Insect Resistance to Insecticides and Bt Cotton in India (Sandhya Kranthi, Keshava R. Kranthi, Chetali Rodge, Shilpa Chawla, Sarita Nehare)....Pages 185-199
Ecological Pest Management in the Twenty-First Century: An Analysis of Challenges and Future Strategies (Dharam P. Abrol, Uma Shankar)....Pages 201-218
Understanding the Diversity of Lac Insects of Kerria spp. in India and the Nature of Insect-Host Plant Interaction (Kewal K. Sharma)....Pages 219-233
Diffusion and Adoption: Factors Impacting Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (Rajinder Peshin, Fatima Bano, Raj Kumar)....Pages 235-253
Back Matter ....Pages 255-276
β¦ Subjects
Life Sciences; Agriculture; Plant Pathology; Plant Ecology; Entomology; Environment, general; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
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