Entomology at the land grant university : perspectives from the Texas A&M University department centenary / / edited by Kevin M. Heinz, Raymond E. Frisbie & Carlos E. Bogran

• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.7/07
• Soggetto topico: Entomology - Study and teaching - History; State universities and colleges - History
• Altri autori: HeinzKevin M FrisbieR. E (Raymond E.) BogranCarlos Enrique <1968->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I: ENTOMOLOGY Fulfilling the Land Grant University Mission""; ""Contributions of Entomology to the Mission of the Twenty-First-Century Land Grant University""; ""Entomology""; ""The Texas A&M University Department of Entomology""; ""II: MULTIPLE ROLES OF ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENTS Past, Present, and Future""; ""The Three-Function Department of Entomology""; ""Integration of Entomology Research, Teaching, and Extension""; ""Strengthening a Department of Entomology through Integrating Teaching, Research, and Extension Functions"" ; ""III: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC""""Science and Stakeholders""; ""Taking the University to the People""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""Adoption of IPM by End-Users""; ""IV: ENTOMOLOGY A Model for Pest Management Research and for the Advancement of Science""; ""Ecological Theory and Biological Control of Insect Pests""; ""Metapopulations, Fragmentation, and Connectivity""; ""Coevolution of Resistance and Virulence in Host-Parasitoid Interactions""; ""A New Look at the Coevolution of the Insect-Plant Relationship and Its Relevance to Agriculture"" ; ""V: ENTOMOLOGY A Science for All Society""""Celluloid Entomology""; ""Our War with the Insects""; ""Entomology Courses""; ""VI: GLOBAL ISSUES IN ENTOMOLOGY Human Health, Biodiversity, and Sustainability""; ""Viruses, Vectors, and Virus Vectors""; ""Insects""; ""How Can Entomology Contribute to Sustainable Crop Protection?""; ""Sustainable Pest Management for Global Food Security""; ""VII: THE FUTURE OF EONTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH""; ""Evolutionary Pest Management""; ""Genetic Engineering of Insects""; ""Driving Forces for Target-Based Insecticide Design in the Twenty-First Century"" ; ""CONTRIBUTORS""
• Sommario/riassunto: World-renowned contributors from academia and industry address topics such as roles of entomology departments, the function of the extension service, the global reach of entomological research, genetic engineering, and future innovations in pest management.
• Titolo autorizzato: Entomology at the land grant university
• ISBN: 1-299-05255-X; 1-60344-609-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813652803321
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• Serie: Texas A & M University agriculture series ; ; no. 9.