Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs) - Softcover

 
9780471817826: Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)

Synopsis

Presents a comprehensive integration of IPM techiques into cotton production methodology. Practical approach addresses economic, agronomic, and biological factors of pest management, focussing on the plant's resistance to pests and the genetic rationale for improving plant health. Discusses methods of quantifying plant damage and pest abundance, surveys the latest research developments, and suggests various approaches to an overall management strategy for each of the major pest groups. Also evaluates the latest approaches to economic analysis of cotton IPM systems.

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