Recent Research and Innovation in Plant Protection

The book Recent Trends in Plant Protection is an extensive guide to modern and lucrative pest management techniques for insects and diseases. The content is presented in plain language, making it both engaging and easy to understand for students. The book covers various aspects of pest management, such as plant disease detection, insect trapping, bio inputs, and bio pesticides, as well as the importance of predator insects, entomophagous pathogens, and pesticide spraying equipment. It also discusses the impact of agrochemicals, new classifications of pesticides, and plant vectors. A chapter on the relationship between plants, natural enemies, and edible insects like honeybees, silkworms, and lac insects is also included. This book serves as a valuable resource for students and teachers in agriculture, particularly in Crop Protection, by bridging the gap between research and practice and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration.

Mukesh Kumar Mishra is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda (Uttar Pradesh). He did his post-graduation and Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from A.N.D.U.A. & T., Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). He has qualified ICAR-NET and received different awards from different professional societies. He has over 12 years of experience in the field of Entomology in various capacities. He has published 28 research papers in the reputed scientific journals, 08 popular articles, 2 book chapters and 1 book.

Arun Kumar is a research scholar at Department of Entomology, CSAUAT, Kanpur-208002 (U.P) since 2021. He completed his graduation from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, B.U., Jhansi in 2019. Thereafter, he completed his post-graduation at BUA&T, Banda-210001, Uttar Pradesh in 2021 and qualified ASRB NET in 2021 & 2023. He has 58 Popular Articles, 6 Review Article, 6 Abstracts, 7 Chapters, 2 Edited Books and one Research Paper in various National and International Magazines/Journals/ Souvenir etc.

Saurabh Kumar is a field development officer at research and development department, FMC Private Ltd. He did his graduation and Post graduation (Entomology) From Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh (210001), India. He has 15 Popular Articles, 1 Abstract, 1 Chapter and 2 Research Papers.