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Integrated Pest Management : Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective.
Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environment...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Integrated Pest Management; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editor; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Host-Plant Resistance in Pest Management; 1.1 Introduction
- What is Plant Resistance?; 1.2 The Traditional Approach to Plant Resistance; 1.2.1 Screening; 1.2.2 Categorization of Resistance; 1.2.3 Breeding; 1.2.4 Implementation; 1.3 Current and Past Uses of Plant Resistance; 1.4 The Evolving Role of Mechanistic Research in Host-Plant Resistance; 1.5 Induced Resistance as a Management Tool; 1.6 Case Studies: The Use of Resistant Rice Varieties.
- 1.6.1 Brown Planthopper Resistance1.6.2 Stem Borer Resistance; 1.6.3 Rice Water Weevil Resistance; 1.6.4 Induced Resistance in Rice; 1.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Impact of Climate Change on Pest Management and Food Security; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Impact of Climate Change on Geographic Distribution and Population Dynamics of Insect Pests; 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on the Effectiveness of Pest Management Technologies; 2.3.1 Expression of Resistance to Insect Pests; 2.3.2 Transgenic Crops for Pest Management; 2.3.3 Activity and Abundance of Natural Enemies.
- 2.3.4 Biopesticides and Synthetic Insecticides2.4 Climate Change and Pest Management: The Challenge Ahead; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 Application of Remote Sensing in Integrated Pest Management; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Simulation of a Simple Random Sample Design; 3.2.2 Insect Infestation of Habitats Simulation Model; 3.2.3 Dispersion Analyses of Simulated Conditions; 3.2.4 Simulation Experiments with Dice; 3.2.5 Field Data Illustrations; 3.3 Results; 3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Weather-based Pest Forecasting for Efficient Crop Protection.
- 4.1 Introduction4.1.1 Crop Protection and Current Challenges; 4.1.2 Weather, Pest, and Crop Interactions; 4.2 Weather; 4.2.1 Weather Factors and Derived Variables; 4.2.2 Critical Weather Variables for Pest Forecasting; 4.2.3 Sources of Weather Data and Reliability; 4.3 Pests; 4.3.1 Sensitivity and Vulnerability to Weather Factors
- Extreme Events and Prevailing Climate; 4.3.2 Weather Forecasts for Early Warning/Scouting of Pest; 4.4 Crops; 4.4.1 Agronomic Dependence on Weather Factors
- Planting Days, Phenology, and Host Maturity.
- 4.4.2 Synchronization of Pest Emergence and Host Development Avoidance and Planting Dates4.5 Efficient Crop Protection Product; 4.5.1 Weather-Based Forecasts and IPM; 4.5.2 Existing Products; 4.5.3 Case Studies; 4.5.3.1 Case Study 1: WRF model and Early Leaf Spot in Peanut; 4.5.3.2 Case Study 2: WRF Model and Thrips-Vector Populations; 4.5.4 Accuracy, Limitations, and Uncertainties; 4.6 Conclusions; References; 5 Forecasting of Colorado Potato Beetle Development with Computer Aided System SIMLEP Decision Support System; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Brief History of the Colorado Potato Beetle.