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200 10$aPlant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops$b[electronic resource] /$fby P. Parvatha Reddy
205   $a1st ed. 2015.
210  1$aNew Delhi :$cSpringer India :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015.
215   $a1 online resource (346 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a81-322-2388-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
327   $a1. 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.
330   $aThis 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.     .
606   $aAgriculture
606   $aSustainable development
606   $aPlant ecology
606   $aPlant pathology
606   $aAgriculture$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L11006
606   $aSustainable Development$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000
606   $aPlant Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19112
606   $aPlant Pathology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24035
615  0$aAgriculture.
615  0$aSustainable development.
615  0$aPlant ecology.
615  0$aPlant pathology.
615 14$aAgriculture.
615 24$aSustainable Development.
615 24$aPlant Ecology.
615 24$aPlant Pathology.
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