Samuel S. Gnanamanickam (ed.)

Biological Control of Crop Diseases

Herausgeber: Gnanamanickam, Samuel S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book highlights the day-to-day challenges of organic crop management for cost-effective real-world application, and explores the biological control of diseases in 12 major crops. It focuses on the use of host plant resistance through transgenics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 844g
• ISBN-13: 9780824706937
• ISBN-10: 0824706935
• Artikelnr.: 21505040

Autorenporträt

Gnanamanickam, Samuel S.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Principles of Biological Control 2. Biological Control of Rice Diseases
3. Transgenic Plants for the Management of Plant Diseases: Rice, a Case
Study 4. Biological Control of Wheat Diseases 5. Biological Control of
Cotton Diseases 6. Biological Control of Tobacco Diseases 7. Biological
Control of Peanut Diseases 8. Biological Control of Sugarcane Diseases 9.
Biological Control of Potato Pathogens 10. Biological Control of Soybean
Diseases 11. Biological Control of Tomato Diseases 12. Biological Disease
Control in the Production of Apple 13. Biological Control of Postharvest
Diseases of Citrus Fruits 14. Biological Control of Turfgrass Diseases 15.
Implementation of Biological Control of Plant Diseases in Integrated
Pest-Management Systems 16. Biocontrol Agents in Signaling Resistance 17.
Comprehensive Testing of Biocontrol Agents 18. Formulation of Biological
Control Agents for Pest and Disease Management 19. Future Trends in
Biocontrol