Vegetable Crop Pests

✍ Scribed by Roderick G. McKinlay (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Leaves: 421
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This authoritative multi-author reference covers the pests of all major vegetable crops grown outdoors in temperate latitudes. Details are given on the geographical distribution, description, life-cycle, damage and control of each pest. Emphasis is given to non-chemical methods of pest management.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-27
Pests of Chenopodiaceous Crops....Pages 28-73
Pests of Composite Crops: Lettuce....Pages 74-86
Pests of Cruciferous Crops....Pages 87-138
Pests of Cucurbit Crops: Marrow, Pumpkin, Squash, Melon and Cucumber....Pages 139-161
Pests of Leguminous Crops....Pages 162-212
Pests of Monocotyledon Crops....Pages 213-262
Pests of Solanaceous Crops....Pages 263-326
Pests of Umbelliferous Crops....Pages 327-378
Back Matter....Pages 379-406

✦ Subjects

Agriculture; Life Sciences, general

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