Pest Management in Field Crops

Table of Contents 1. Introduction, 2. Plant Protection: Importance and History, 3. Pest Management: Principles and Concepts, 4. Pest Surveillance and Crop Loss Assessment, 4. Pesticides, Pesticide Appliances and Preparation of Spray Fluid, 6. Integrated Pest Management: A Shifting Paradigm in Pest Management, 7. Pest of Cereals: Rice and Wheat, 8. Pests of Millets, 9. Pests of Pulses, 10. Pest of Oilseeds, 11. Pests of Cotton, 12. Pests of Sugarcane, 13. Pests of Tobacco, 14. Pests of Green Manure and Forage Crops, 15. Non Insect Pests, 16. Pests of Stored Products, 17. Locusts and Their Management, 18. Mass Production of Bio-Control Agents, 19. Potential Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Crop Pests, 20. Biotechnology and Insect Pest Management, 21. Model Questions for Discussion, 22. Websites and References, 23. Glossary