Biointensive Integrated Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems

Contents: 1. Introduction. II. Fruit crops: 2. Tropical fruit crops. 3. Sub-tropical fruit crops. 4. Temperate fruit crops. 5. Semi-arid fruit crops. III. Vegetable crops: 6. Solanaceous vegetable crops. 7. Bulbous vegetable crops. 8. Cruciferous vegetable crops. 9. Malvaceous vegetable crops. 10. Root vegetable crops. 11. Leguminous vegetable crops. 12. Cucurbitaceous vegetable crops. 13. Leafy vegetable crops. IV. Ornamental medicinal aromatic and tuber crops: 14. Ornamental crops. 15. Medicinal plants. 16. Aromatic crops. 17. Tuber crops. V. Plantation and spice crops: 18. Plantation crops. 19. Spice crops. VI. Transfer of crop protection technology and conclusions: 20. Transfer of crop protection technology and conclusions. References. Subject Index. The present book deals with the most recent biointensive integrated approaches for pest management utilizing components such as bioagents [predators, parasitoids and pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses)], botanicals (biofumigation, oil cakes, FYM, compost, crop residues, green manuring and other organic amendments), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, physical methods (hot water treatment of planting material, soil solarization), cultural methods (crop rotation, summer ploughing, fallowing, intercropping, pruning, mulching, spacing, planting date, trap cropping, etc.), biorational chemicals (pheromones) and resistant cultivars. This book can serve as a useful reference to policy makers, research and extension workers, practicing farmers and students. The material can also be used for teaching post-graduate courses.…