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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973032503321

Autore

Thurston H. David

Titolo

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN TRADITIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

BOCA RATON, : CRC PRESS, 2019

ISBN

1-000-24185-8

0-429-30806-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 279 pages)

Disciplina

632.9

Soggetti

Phytopathogenic microorganisms - Control

Plant diseases

Sustainable agriculture

Traditional farming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-263) and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Most scientists and many of the world's farmers have abandoned traditional farming practices and systems in an effort to increase production and to improve the efficiency of land and labor use. The resulting "modern" systems largely ignore many of the sustainable pest management practices that have evolved among farmers over centuries. In this book