Disease control in crops [[electronic resource] ] : biological and environmentally-friendly approaches / / edited by Dale Walters

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Disciplina: 632.3; 632.96; 632/.3
• Soggetto topico: Phytopathogenic microorganisms - Biological control; Phytopathogenic microorganisms - Control - Environmental aspects; Plant diseases
• Altri autori: WaltersDale
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Disease Control in Crops; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The importance of plant disease; 1.2 Problems associated with controlling plant disease; 1.3 Conclusions; 1.4 Acknowledgements; 1.5 References; 2 Managing crop disease through cultural practices; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Reducing the amount of pathogen inoculum; 2.3 Reducing pathogen spread within the crop; 2.4 Soil amendments and mulching; 2.5 Suppressive soils; 2.6 Intercropping; 2.7 Conclusions; 2.8 Acknowledgements; 2.9 References; 3 Biological control agents in plant disease control; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Modes of action3.3 Production, formulation and application; 3.4 Commercial products available and uses; 3.5 Factors affecting variable effi cacy and constraints3.5 on commercial developments; 3.6 Factors affecting variable effi cacy and constraints3.5 on commercial developments; 3.7 References; 4 Induced resistance for plant disease control; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Induced resistance in practice; 4.3 Costs associated with induced resistance; 4.4 Trade-offs associated with induced resistance; 4.5 Future prospects; 4.6 Acknowledgements; 4.7 References ; 5 The use of composts and compost extracts in plant disease control5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Definitions of composts, composting, compost 5.2 extracts and compost teas; 5.3 Production of composts and compost extracts/teas; 5.4 History of the use of composts and compost5.4 extracts in crop production; 5.5 Current use of composts and compost extracts/5.5 teas in crop production; 5.6 Crop and soil health; 5.7 Effects of composts on plant disease; 5.8 Effects of compost extracts/teas on plant disease ; 5.9 Mechanisms involved in the suppression/control 5.9 of plant disease using composts and compostextracts/teas5.10 Conclusions and future work; 5.11 References; 6 The use of host plant resistance in disease control; 6.1 Introduction and benefi ts of resistance; 6.2 Types of resistance; 6.3 Sources of resistance; 6.4 Breeding methodology and selection strategies6.4 for inbreeding crops; 6.5 Deployment of resistance; 6.6 Conclusion; 6.7 References; 7 Crop tolerance of foliar pathogens: possible mechanisms and potential for exploitation; 7.1 Introduction ; 7.2 Concepts and defi nitions - a historical perspective7.3 Yield formation; 7.4 How can tolerance be quantifi ed?; 7.5 Potential crop traits conferring tolerance; 7.6 Is there a physiological or ecological cost7.6 to tolerance?; 7.7 Role of modelling; 7.8 Strategy for improving tolerance; 7.9 Acknowledgements; 7.10 References; 8 Plant disease control through the useof variety mixtures; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Trial demonstrations of mixtures; 8.3 Mixtures used in practice; 8.4 Conclusion; 8.5 References; 9 Biofumigation for plant disease control - from the fundamentals to the farming system ; 9.1 Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: The control of diseases in crops is still largely dominated by the use of fungicides, but with the increasing incidence of fungicide resistance, plus mounting concern for the environment resulting from excessive agrochemical use, the search for alternative, reliable methods of disease control is gaining momentum. The purpose of this important book is to examine the development and exploitation (or potential for exploitation) of a range of non-chemical approaches to disease control, with a focus on the need for a greater understanding of crop ecology as the basis for effective disease control
• Titolo autorizzato: Disease control in crops
• ISBN: 1-282-18895-X; 9786612188954; 1-4443-1215-4; 1-4443-1214-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910840910303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II