Search results for ""Author Charles Vincent""
Ediciones Mundi-Prensa Biopesticidas de origen vegetal Patologa Vegetal Spanish Edition
Los biopesticidas de origen vegetal pueden constituir una de las claves del futuro. En efecto, a lo largo de los últimos treinta años, los progresos obtenidos en las técnicas de química analítica y de biología molecular han permitido ampliar nuestros conocimientos sobre las interacciones entre las plantas y los depredadores vegetales o entre ellas mismas (alelopatía), los mecanismos de comunicación entre organismos y el descubrimiento de los genes de resistencia de las plantas. La transgenia aplicada a las plantas es, por otra parte, capaz de trastocar el equilibrio de las relaciones entre los vegetales y sus parásitos.
£38.23
CABI Publishing Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management
As the human impact upon the environment becomes more apparent and severe, the need to develop agricultural techniques that cause minimal damage to the environment has increased. This is particularly the case in the area of pest management, where integrated pest management (IPM) strategies have become a fundamental component of plant protection. Focusing on insect pests of tree fruits and combining behavioural research with crop protection applications, this book emphasizes the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches in an agroecosystem. Both experimental and applied topics are discussed, including the conceptual framework of IPM, functional and behavioural ecology of a pest, host detection mechanisms and monitoring tool development, as well as pest management case studies. Representing a comprehensive discussion of tree-fruit pest management, from the evolution, ecology and behaviour of insect pests to the implementation of applied biorational programmes, this will be essential reading for researchers as well as commercial growers and extension agents.
£117.00
CABI Publishing Biological Control: A Global Perspective
Biological control, the management of pests by the use of living organisms, has a long history of application to agriculture around the world. However, the effective use of beneficial organisms is constrained by environmental, legal, and economic restrictions, forcing researchers to adopt increasingly multi-disciplinary techniques in order to deploy successful biological control programs. It is this complex process, including the mindset and the social environment of the researcher as well as the science being pursued, that this book seeks to capture. Chapters reveal the experiences of scientists from the initial search for suitable control agents, to their release into ecosystems and finally to the beneficial outcomes which demonstrate the great success of biological control across diverse agro-ecosystems. Drawing together historical perspectives and approaches used in the development of biological control as well as outlining current debates surrounding terminology and differential techniques, Biological Control: A Global Perspective will be a valuable resource.
£282.56
