Basic and Applied Aspects of Biopesticides

Currently, the major challenge of humanity is focused on population growth through agricultural production in order to meet the demand for food. The food crunch is mainly due to pest and disease. Traditional methods, synthetic insecticides and microbicides cause health hazards to human beings, domes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sahayaraj, K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Microbiology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Sustainability.
Life sciences.
Applied ecology.
Conservation Biology.
Life Sciences.
Applied Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I- Microbials
  • Chapter 1. Bacillus and Biopesticides in control of Phytonematodes
  • Chapter 2. Biological Control of Pest and Diseases using Fluorescent Pseudomonads
  • Chapter 3. Role of Entomopathogenic Fungus in Pest Management
  • Chapter 4. Microbial Viral Insecticides
  • Chapter 5. Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Applied Biopesticides
  • Chapter 6. Microbial Elicitors to Induce Immunity for Plant Disease Control in Chilli and Tomato
  • Section II - Botanicals
  • Chapter 7. Plant Essential Oils and Pest Management.-Chapter 8. Relevance of Botanicals for the Management of Forest Insect Pests of India
  • Chapter 9. Use of Plant Volatile for Plant Pathogens and Pests  Management
  • Section - III - Natural Enemies
  • Chapter 10. Reduviidae and their merits in Biological Control
  • Chapter 11. Weaver ants and Biocontrol of the Nuisance Pest, Luprops Tristis (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae).-Chapter 12. Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) their Potential as Bioagents in Agroecosystems
  • Chapter 13. Ecofriendly control of three common Mosquito Larvae Species by Odonata Nymphs
  • Chapter 14. Spider as Potential Ecofriendly Predators Against Pests
  • Chapter 15. Genetic Improvement of Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Pest Management
  • Section IV - Semio-chemicals and Biotechnology
  • Chapter 16.  Kairomones for increasing the Biological Control Efficiency of Insect Natural Enemies
  • Chapter 17. Classical Practices and Pheromone in Biopesticides
  • Chapter 18. The use of Transgenic Plants in Insect Control
  • Section V- Equipments, Bioinformatics Tools and IPM
  • Chapter 19. Equipment for Application of  Biopesticides
  • Chapter 20. Relevance of Bioinformatics in Biopesticides Management: a Comparative Review
  • Chapter 21. Pest Management of Soybean: Sustainable Production Techniques.

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