Spiders in Rice: A Research Review
by Singh, Amandeep et al
ISBN: 9789390371662
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 3695.00
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Author Profile
Amandeep Singh is presently working as Assistant Professor at Khalsa College, Gardhiwala, Hoshiarpur, India. He did his B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Khalsa College Amritsar and went for M.Sc. (Entomology) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. His field of research interest is apiculture such as bee behaviour, bee pathology, bee toxicology, bee parasitology, bee ecology etc. He has a good teaching experience and guided five M.Sc. entomology students as an advisor for their research work. More
About The Book
Spiders are least explored non-chemical alternative in insect-pest control. Spiders are often confused with other long-legged insects and mistakenly feared as poisonous. This book provides an introduction to the spiders covering its physical characteristics, behaviour and physiology, neurobiology, reproductive characteristics, habits, habitats, prey, relationships to human beings and various challenges faced in rice cropping with special emphasis on its insect pests and role of spiders as an eff
Table of Contents
Preface v
Contributors
vii
1. Rice Cropping System and its Challenges 1
Amandeep Singh, Randeep Singh and Mandeep Kaur
2. Insect Pests of Rice 7
Kapila Mahajan, Amandeep Singh and Randeep Singh
3. Brief about Spiders 15
Amandeep Singh and Randeep Singh
4. Suppresion of Rice Brown Plant Hopper by Spiders 33
Mandeep Kaur, Amandeep Singh, Randeep Singh and Kiranjot Kaur
5. Ecological Importance of Spiders 37
Gurbax Singh, Amandeep Singh, Mandeep Kaur and Kiranjot Kaur
6. Ecology of Spi
