New Perspectives in Plant Protection

✍ Scribed by Ali R. Bandani (Ed.)

• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

InTech, April 11, 2012. - 246 p. ISBN 978-953-51-0490-2.

Dr. Ali R. Bandani is a professor of Insect toxicology and physiology in the Department of Plant Protection, University of Tehran, Iran.

Crop losses by pests (insects, diseases and weeds) are as old as plant themselves but as agriculture are intensified and cropping patterns including the cultivation of high yielding varieties and hybrids are changing over time the impact of the pests becoming increasingly important. Approximately less than 1000 insect species (roughly 600-800 species), 1500 -2000 plant species, numerous fungal, bacterial and nematode species as well as viruses are considered serious pests in agriculture. If these pests were not properly controlled, crop yields and their quality would drop, considerably. In addition production costs as well as food and fiber prices are increased. The current book is going to put Plant Protection approaches in perspective.

Contents

Toward Sustainable Pest Control: Back to the Future in Case of Kazakhstan
Integrated Pest Management in Chickpea
Honeybee Communication and Pollination
Managing Threats to the Health of Tree Plantations in Asia
Toxicity of Aromatic Plants and Their Constituents Against Coleopteran Stored Products Insect Pests
Trail Pheromones in Pest Control
Exploiting Plant Innate Immunity to Protect Crops Against Biotic Stress: Chitosaccharides as Natural and Suitable Candidates for this Purpose
Interaction Between Nitrogen and Chemical Plant Protection in Yield Formation of Cereal Crops
Advances in Micropropagation of a Highly Important Cassia species- A Review
Lectins and Their Roles in Pests Control
Plant Proteinaceous Alpha-Amylase and Proteinase Inhibitors and Their Use in Insect Pest Control

✦ Subjects

Сельское хозяйство;Защита растений