Plant Health Management for Food Security: Issues and Approaches
by Anitha Kodaru, B Sarath Babu, G S Laha, Gururaj Katti, K S Varaprasad, Nethi Somasekhar
ISBN: 9789386949202
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 8495.00
Biblio : xii+230p., col.figs., tabls., ind., 25cm
Author Profile
Dr Gururaj Katti is working as Principal Scientist (Entomology) and Head (Crop Protection) at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad. Dr Katti is actively involved in the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project as well as Lead Research Programmes of IIRR. He is also a resource person for Chemical Control and on farm IPM areas in all the IPM training programmes conducted by IIRR for state department and agricultural university personnel.
Dr Anitha Kodaru, Principal S
About The Book
The publication entitled, “Plant Health Management for Food Security: Issues and Approaches” provides information on wide range of subject areas related to plant health management for food security. The major themes covered include frontier areas of research emphasizing use of behavior modifying chemicals, issues related to pesticide residues, applications of nanotechnology, modern tools of biotechnology for host plant resistance etc. Pest management issues covering shifts in pest scenario, pest
Table of Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
1. Appoaches in Nematode Management: New Perspectives 1
K S Varaprasad, M Nagesh and B Gayatri
2. Behaviour Modifying Chemicals and their Utility in Pest Management 15
A R Prasad, A L Prasuna and K N Jyothi
3. Biological Control of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens using
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi 29
D J Bagyaraj
4. Addressing Plant Health Management using Diagnostics
and Certification Issues 39
V Celia Chalam, R K Khetarpal and P C Agarwal
5. Vision and Ac
