1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990002008260403321

Titolo

The hormones physiology, chemistry and applications / [edited by] Gregory Pincus, Kenneth V. Thimann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; London : Academic Press, 1964

Descrizione fisica

vol. IV (688p.) , vol. V (966 p.) ; 24 cm

Disciplina

574.1927

Locazione

DAGEN

Collocazione

61 III C.6/46-47

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009234850403321

Autore

Nocerino, Giorgio

Titolo

Progetti per concorsi di architettura / Giorgio Nocerino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli : Arch'è, Centro arte e architettura onlus, 2009

Descrizione fisica

30 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Collana

Quaderno di Arch'é ; 5

Disciplina

720.222

Locazione

DCATA

Collocazione

300108

300115

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298457303321

Autore

Parvatha Reddy P.

Titolo

Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops / / by P. Parvatha Reddy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

81-322-2389-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

338.927

570

571.92

581.7

630

Soggetti

Agriculture

Sustainable development

Plant ecology

Plant diseases

Sustainable Development

Plant Ecology

Plant Pathology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops: An Overview -- 2. Cassava, Manihot esculenta -- 3. Sweet Potato, Ipomoea batatas -- 4. Taro, Colocasia esculenta -- 5. Yams, Dioscorea spp. -- 6. Chinese Potato, Plectranthus rotundifolius -- 7. Elephant Foot Yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius -- 8. Yam Bean, Pachyrrhizus erosus -- 9. Achira, Canna edulis -- 10. Winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus -- 11. Tannia, Xanthosoma sagittifolium -- 12. Enset, Ensete ventricosum -- 13. Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea -- 14. Crepe Ginger, Cheilocostus speciosus -- 15. The Way Forward.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a compilation of information on insect/mite/vertebrate pests and fungal/bacterial/viral/mycoplasma/nematode diseases of



tropical root and tuber crops such as cassava, sweet potato, yams, taro, Amorphophallus, yam bean and tannia. The book highlights the distribution, symptoms and damage, biology, survival and spread of each pest and describes management methods. It also sheds light on different eco-friendly pest management strategies including physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance and integrated methods. The book is written in a lucid style using easy-to-understand language and offers adoptable recommendations involving eco-friendly control measures. It serves as a useful reference source for policy makers, research and extension workers, practicing farmers and students. The material can also be used for teaching post graduate courses in state agricultural universities.     .