Physical Control Methods in Plant Protection

✍ Scribed by Bernard Panneton, Charles Vincent, Francis Fleurat-Lessard (auth.), Dr. Charles Vincent, Dr. B. Panneton, Dr. F. Fleurat-Lessard (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Pesticide resistance is becoming more frequent and widespread with more than 500 insect species known to have become resistant to synthetic insecticides. On the other hand, consumers increasingly demand agricultural products without any pesticide residues. This book, for the first time, shows the alternative: solely physical methods for plant protection by means of thermal, electromagnetic, mechanical and vacuum processes. A glossary rounds up this extremely valuable book.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages 1-8
Plant Protection and Physical Control Methods the Need to Protect Crop Plants....Pages 9-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Thermal Control in Plant Protection....Pages 35-46
Flame Weeding in Corn....Pages 47-60
Thermal Control of Colorado Potato Beetle....Pages 61-73
Control of Insects in Post-Harvest: High Temperature and Inert Atmospheres....Pages 74-94
Control of Insects in Post-Harvest: Low Temperature....Pages 95-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Electromagnetic Radiation for Plant Protection....Pages 111-124
The Use of Microwaves for Insect Control....Pages 125-133
Optical Filters against Grey Mould of Greenhouse Crops....Pages 134-145
Photochemical Treatment for Control of Post-Harvest Diseases in Horticultural Crops....Pages 146-161
Control of Insects in Post-Harvest: Radio Frequency and Microwave Heating....Pages 162-173
Electrical Weed Control: Theory and Applications....Pages 174-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Mechanical Weed Control in Agriculture....Pages 191-204
Mechanical Weed Control in Corn ( Zea mays L.)....Pages 205-214
Mulching and Plasticulture....Pages 215-223
Physical Barriers for the Control of Insect Pests....Pages 224-247
Control of Insects in Post-Harvest: Inert Dusts and Mechanical Means....Pages 248-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Pneumatic Control of Insects in Plant Protection....Pages 261-269
Pneumatic Control of Agricultural Insect Pests....Pages 270-281
Pneumatic Control of Colorado Potato Beetle....Pages 282-293
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Vacuuming Insect Pests: the Israeli Experience....Pages 294-302
Current Status and Prospects for the Use of Physical Control in Crop Protection....Pages 303-309
Glossary....Pages 311-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-329

✦ Subjects

Agriculture; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Ecology