Arthropod pests of horticultural crops in tropical Asia / / Rangaswamy Muniappan ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K. ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 635.9/2095
• Soggetto topico: Horticultural crops - Diseases and pests - Asia; Arthropod pests - Asia
• Altri autori: MuniappanR
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Arthropod pests and their natural enemies on horticultural crops in tropical Asia -- Pests of major vegetable crops -- Pests of minor vegetable crops -- Pests of major fruit crops -- Pests of minor fruit crops -- Pests of other crops.
• Sommario/riassunto: Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy of tropical Asia, but arthropod pests are major constraints to production. This book consolidates the research on pests of South and Southeast Asia, providing useful data for the establishment of sustainable pest management programs. It covers the main arthropod pests of twenty five major crops, with colour photographs of their adult and immature stages, their distribution, biology, disease vectors, symptoms of the damage they cause and their natural enemies. It is suitable for researchers, practitioners and policy makers of entomology, pest cont
• Titolo autorizzato: Arthropod pests of horticultural crops in tropical Asia
• ISBN: 1-283-67085-2; 1-84593-952-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910627297303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II