Insect Pest and Disease Management

by Prasad, D.

ISBN: 9789383129720
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 17995.00
Biblio : xii+585p., col., plts., bib., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. D. Prasad working as Principal Scientist in Division of Nematology, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi.

About The Book

Of late, frequent application and large scale use of pesticides for control of pests led to the endangerment of agro-ecosystem. Indiscriminate use of insecticides resulted in the destruction of parasitoids and predators of the pests and ultimately led to the resistance of pests to insecticides and insect resurgence. In the light of these problems, considerable research has been devoted to the elucidation of the toxic residues in/on consumable produce. Considering the seriousness insecticidal pro

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1.Adaptable IPM Technology for Vegetable Crops H.R. Sardana and R.K. Tanwar 2.Insect Pheromones in IPM: Problems and Prospects H.P. Misra 3.Role of Sex Pheromones in Management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Krishna Kant 4.Integrated Approach for Management of Major Insect-pests of Sugarcane M.K. Gupta, A.K. Sarma and K.M. Singh 5.Integrated Ecofriendly Management of Jute Pests U.S. Yadav and S.S. Prasad 6.Insect Pest of Mungbean and Urdbean and their Integrated