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Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pasturesby Paul Horne; Jessica Page
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 44.95Describes how to successfully implement IPM in cropping and grazing operations. more...
Microbial Biopesticidesby Opender Koul; G. S. Dhaliwal
CRC Press 2001; US$ 139.95This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the advances made in the use of bacteria, fungi and viruses in key developments in pest control agents. more...
Biocontrol of Oilseed Rape Pestsby David V. Alford
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 309.95Oilseed rape, a major crop in many parts of the world, is attacked by a wide range of insect pests, many of which are of considerable economic importance. With the increasing demand to reduce agrochemical inputs on arable crops, the Commission of the European Communities supported a three-year programme in which scientific participants reviewed the natural enemies of oilseed rape insect pests. The various outputs from this important work form the basis of this comprehensive new book. Biocontrol of Oilseed Rape Pests commences with a review of the oilseed rape crop, followed by chapters on pests, pest management strategies and parasitoids of specific pests or groups of pests. Detailed information is also included on sampling, trapping and... more...
Pesticidesby Frank Den Hond; Peter Groenewegen; Nico van Straalen
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 259.95Despite a history of several decades of pesticide regulation, continuous innovation, and considerable practical experience with using pesticides in agriculture, the environmental impact of pesticide use continues to be of serious concern. more...
Pesticides in Agriculture and the Environmentby Willis B. Wheeler
Marcel Dekker Inc 2002; US$ 179.95Exploring the agricultural, economic and regulatory factors that affect pesticide use, this text examines crop and pest ecology, integrated pest management principles and emerging analytical tools to improve the efficacy and cost-efficiency of pest control. more...
Molecular Host Plant Resistance to Pestsby S. Sadasivam; B. Thayumanavan
Marcel Dekker Inc 2003; US$ 239.95Sadasivam and Thayumanavan (both of the Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural U., India) catalogue known information regarding plant-borne chemicals that seem to be associated with pest resistance. They cover chemical structures, biosynthesis, bioactivity, mechanism of action, more...
Optimising Pesticide Useby Michael Wilson
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 240.00Optimising Pesticide Use brings together the wide range of scientific disciplines necessary to ensure best practice through monitoring what is used and improving how it is formulated and applied. The book provides: An in-depth exploration of pesticide optimisation from the view point of industry and research scientist A case study on the development of a new range of active chemistries from bacteria A discussion of complementary pest control methods This text will provide essential information to workers in the pesticide industry and regulatory community who need to be aware of current thinking and advancements in the optimal use of pesticidal compounds and systems, as well as environmental organisations and aid development organisations. more...
Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulationby Timothy T. Marrs; Bryan Ballantyne
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 269.95This book brings together key features of the toxicology and occupational hazards of pesticides and the way their use is regulated in the main trading regions of the world. There are chapters on each of the main groups of insecticides, namely organochlorines, anticholinesterases and pyrethrins and pyrethroids. The book also covers fungicides and herbicides, as well as more specialised agents such as microbial pesticides. The risks and hazards to humans are considered, both occupational and through the consumption of contaminated foodstuffs. Additionally, clinical aspects of pesticide poisoning are discussed. The possibility of harm from pesticide exposure has led to the development of national and international regulations governing... more...
Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathologyby P. Vidhyasekaran
Haworth Press 2004; US$ 129.95This easy-to-use single reference source covers the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology. It does not merely define the numerous subjects covered (297 topics carefully arranged in 38 sections) but describes them in detail. Each section of this book serves as a comprehensive overview of a given area, providing breadth of coverage for students and depth of coverage for research professionals. In addition to providing a dictionary of plant pathological terms, this book includes a complete list of crop diseases, accepted names, synonyms, anamorphic/telemorphic names of pathogens, and far more than this small space will allow us to describe! more...
Herbicide Resistance and World Grainsby Stephen B. Powles
CRC Press 2001; US$ 139.95This work evaluates the weed herbicide management systems in major world grain crops such as soybean, maize, rice and canola. It examines the impact of transgenic crops and new technology on reisitance management. It offers practical guidelines for the management of herbicide resistant weeds. more...









