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Integrated pest management [[electronic resource] ] : potential, constraints, and challenges / / edited by Opender Koul, G.S. Dhaliwal, G.W. Cuperus



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Titolo: Integrated pest management [[electronic resource] ] : potential, constraints, and challenges / / edited by Opender Koul, G.S. Dhaliwal, G.W. Cuperus Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA ; ; Wallingford, Oxon, : CABI Pub., 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
Disciplina: 632/.9
Soggetto topico: Pests - Integrated control
Pests - Biological control
Altri autori: KoulOpender  
DhaliwalG. S  
CuperusGerrit W  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: About the Editors; Contributors; Preface; 1 Integrated Pest Management: Retrospect and Prospect; 2 Cultural Practices: Springboard to IPM; 3 The Relevance of Modelling in Successful Implementation of IPM; 4 Manipulation of Tritrophic Interactions for IPM; 5 Behaviour-modifying Chemicals: Prospects and Constraints in IPM; 6 Transgenic Insecticidal Cultivars in Integrated Pest Management: Challenges and Opportunities; 7 Plant Resistance against Pests: Issues and Strategies; 8 The Pesticide Paradox in IPM: Risk-Benefit Analysis
9 Manipulation of Host-finding and Acceptance Behaviours in Insects: Importance to IPM10 Integrated Pest Management in Forestry: Potential and Challenges; 11 Consumer Response to IPM: Potential and Challenges; 12 The Essential Role of IPM in Promoting Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems for Future Generations; 13 Opportunities and Challenges for IPM in Developing Countries; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Although the concept and philosophy of integrated pest management have been largely accepted for some time, its implementation is complex and faces numerous potential problems. If IPM is to enjoy widespread approval and adoption, it must be clearly defined and economically and socially acceptable. This book addresses many of the key issues surrounding IPM, particularly of insects, in a number of specially commissioned chapters. Contributors, mainly from the USA, are internationally recognizes experts on their subjects. Topics covered include: the pesticide paradox in IPM, a risk-benefit analys
Titolo autorizzato: Integrated pest management  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-86613-6
9786610866137
0-85199-952-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783108003321
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