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The book describes the science and art of integrated pest management.

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Author:   D.P. Abrol & U.Shankar ,  Uma Shankar
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 6.40cm , Height: 23.50cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   2.330kg
ISBN:  

9789380235950

ISBN 10:   938023595
Pages:   1014
Publication Date:   15 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section-I: Basic Concepts: 1. An Introduction to Ecological Based Pest Management by D.P. Abrol 2. Integrated Pest Management: A Historical Perspective by Rajinder Peshin and Rakesh S. Bandral 3. Weather Based Pest ForecastingbyUma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 4. Impact of Climate Change on the Population Dynamics of Crop Pests and Pathogens by D.P. Abrol and Uma Shankar 5. Information Technology Integrated Pest Management by A.K. Dhawan 6. Taxonomy as an Effective Tool in IPM by V.V. Ramamurthy and D.P. Abrol 7. Integrated Pest Management and Food Security by Uma Shankar 8. Biopesticides in Ecologically Based Integrated Pest Management by Opender Koul 9. Impact of Pesticides in the Environment -- Indian Scenario by M. Raghuraman Section-II: Impact on Food Security & Ecosystem: 10. Impact of Pest Management Practices on Biodiversity of Pollinators by D.P. Abrol 11. Insect Pests Problems Associated with Hill Farming and their Management by D.P. Abrol 12. Integrated Weed Management in Hill Agro-Ecosystems by Anil Kumar, B.C. Sharma and Vikas Sharma 13. New Chemistry in Pest Management by A.K. Dhawan 14. Impact of Pesticide on Soil Health by A.K. Bhat Section-III : Biorational Strategies: 15. Current Perspective in Biological Control by Uma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 16. Potential of Pheromone Technology in the Management of Insect Pests of Apple: A Case Study by S.A. Ganie, Z.H. Khan and A.A. Khan 17. Conservation and Augumentation of Natural Enemies by Devinder Sharma 18. Biological Control Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Integrated Pest Management by Farooq A. Zaki, Mantoo, M.A. and Barkat Hussain 19. Molecular Tools in Biological Control of Crop Pests by Anil Kumar Singh and Sunil K. Rai 20. Proteinase Inhibitors and Pest Management by Moni Gupta, A.K. Tiku and S.A. Mallick 21. Exploitation of Fungi for Management of Weeds in Sustainable Agriculture by Vishal Gupta and C.S. Kalha 22. Virus Transmitting Insect Vectors and their Management by Ranbir Singh, Sachin Gupta and V.K. Razdan 23. Eco Friendly Approach for Quality Ornamental Production by Sheetal Dogra and Satesh Kumar 24. Microbial Control of Crop Pests using Entomopathogenic Fungi by Sachin Gupta, Ranbir Singh and V.K. Razdan Part-II Section-IV : Breeding for Resistance: 25. Breeding for Resistance to Major Insect-Pests of Cereals by B.B. Gupta and R.K. Salgotra 26. Vegetable Improvement through Transgenics by Satesh Kumar and Sheetal Dogra 27. Conventional Breeding Strategies for Insect Resistance in Vegetable Crops by Sanjeev Kumar, Puja Rattan and Jag Paul Sharma 28. Breeding for Resistance to Major Insect-Pests of Pulses by Bimal Singh Jamwal 29. Breeding for Insect Pests Resistance in Oilseed Crops by S.K. Gupta and D.R.C. Bakhetia Section-V : IPM in Field Crops, Vegetables and Fruits: 30.Integrated Pest Management in Cereal Crops by Uma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 31.Integrated Disease Management of Field Crops under Hill Agro-Ecosystem by S.K. Singh, Deepak Kumar and P.K. Singh 32.Integrated Pest Management in Vegetable Eco-system by Uma Shankar and SVS Raju 33.Ecologically based Integrated Disease Management for Vegetable Crops by Mukesh Kumar Pandey and C.S. Kalha 34.Mites Injurious to Economic Plants and their Management by D.P. Abrol and A.K. Bhowmick 35.Integrated Pest Management in Dry Land Horticultural Crops by Sanjeev Rai and Uma Shankar 36.Insect Pests and Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops and their Management by Farooq A. Zaki 37.Integrated Disease Management of Fruit Crops under Hill Agroecosystem by Deepak Kumar and S.K. Singh 38.Nematode Pests of Fruit Crops and their Management by Virendra Kumar Singh and Uma Shankar 39.Pest Management in Walnut : An Overview by R.M. Sharma, M.K. Pandey and Uma Shankar 40.Sustainable Strawberry Production in Sub-Tropical Plains by M.K. Pandey, Uma Shankar and R.M. Sharma 41.Pest Control and Disinfection in Rural Godowns by A.A. Khan, Z.H. Khan and S.A. Ganie Section-VI : Future Strategies and Policy Issues: 42.Availability of Inputs and Associated Problems in Integrated Pest Management by R.R. Jat 43.Methodologies for Dissemination of Integrated Pest Management Technologies and Their Impact by Rajinder Peshin and Rakesh Sharma 44.Methodological Aspects of IPM Evaluation by S.K. Kher, R. Peshin and P.S. Slathia 45.IPR Issues in Agriculture by Sudhakar Dwivedi 46.Critical Evaluation of WTO's Regulations and Policies in Indian Agriculture by Sudhakar Dwivedi 47.Implications of Statistical Tools in Pest Management by S.E.H. Rizvi and Manish Sharma 48.Future of Integrated Pest Management by D.P. Abrol

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