The Identification and Characterization of Pest Organisms. Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture (WEFSA III)

Hawksworth, D. L. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0851989047 / ISBN 13: 9780851989044

Published by CAB International, Oxon, UK, 1994

About this Item

xvii, 501pp, index, references, bw ills, diagrams. Or laminated boards. Ex-university library with usual impedimentia of stamps, bar codes, spine label, pocket remnant including cancelled stamps. The identification of and relationships between pest organisms is an essential prerequisite for development of sustainable methods for their control. This volume consists of 34 technical papers presented at the Third Workshop on the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable agriculture held in June 1993. Demonstrate show biometrics can be used to improve crop protection. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Identification and Characterization of Pest Organisms. Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture (WEFSA III)
• Publisher: CAB International, Oxon, UK
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851989047
• ISBN 13: 9780851989044
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Ex-Library
• Seller catalogs:
  • Agriculture, Farming, Gardening
  • Natural History & Environment

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Synopsis

The identification of, and relationship among, pest organisms and their natural enemies is an essential prerequisite for the development of sustainable methods for their control. Biosystematics is the basis for management of biodiversity in sustainable agriculture. There is a vast armory of techniques available to the biosystematist, and this book is the first major review of the applications and potential of the methods now in use, ranging from the morphometric and ultrastructural to isozymes and DNA sequencing.

This volume consists of 34 papers presented at the Third Workshop on the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture (WEFSA III), organized by CAB INTERNATIONAL and the Systematics Association, held in June 1993. The book is divided into four parts: biosystematic services, biosystematic information, biosystematic characters, and biochemical and molecular biosystematics. It demonstrates how biosystematics can contribute to improved crop protection and which techniques are appropriate to address particular identification problems, and makes recommendations for future actions.

About the Author

D. L. Hawksworth, International Mycological Institute.