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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815181203321

Autore

Binns M. R (Michael R.)

Titolo

Sampling and monitoring in crop protection : the theoretical basis for developing practical decision guides / / M.R. Binns, J.P. Nyrop, and W. van der Werf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., c2000

ISBN

1-280-81157-9

9786610811571

0-85199-919-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

NyropJ. P (Jan P.)

WerfW. van der (Wopke)

Disciplina

632/.6

Soggetti

Agricultural pests - Control - Statistical methods

Plants, Protection of

Sampling (Statistics)

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Basic Concepts of Decisionmaking in Pest Management; 2 Basic Concepts of Sampling for Pest Management; 3 Classifying Pest Density; 4 Distributions; 5 Sequential Sampling for Classification; 6 Enhancing and Evaluating the Usefulness of Sampling Plans; 7 Binomial Counts; 8 Multiple Sources of Variation; 9 Resampling to Evaluate the Properties of Sampling Plans; 10 Sampling over Time to Classify or Estimate a Population Growth Curve; 11 Monitoring Pest Populations through Time; 12 Epilogue; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text covers the statistical concepts of sampling in agricultural pest management, showing how to obtain sample data from the field and how to use the data in decision-making. Only minimal mathematical expertise is assumed, and worked examples using Mathcad are included.