Crop Production and Crop Protection

Crop Production and Crop Protection
Author: E.-C. Oerke
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 829
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0444597948

The objective of this book is to provide information to be used as a basis for evaluating the fragile, shaky structure of global food production. The volume analyses the data by region and by intensity of cultivation; and furnishes information about the yield response, giving some indication of the health of the plants. It will be invaluable to all plant and crop scientists as well as to agriculturalists.

Rational Pesticide Use

Rational Pesticide Use
Author: Keith Joseph Brent
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1987-09-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521320689

There is growing concern among scientists, farmers and the general public that pesticides are being applied ever more widely but with less and less discretion. This book brings together a range of experts to discuss how crop protection chemicals can be used more rationally, so as to maximise benefits in yield and quality while minimising environmental and economic costs. The book is based on the ninth Long Ashton Symposium and is organised into four sections. The first, environment, examines to what extent current pesticide use is affecting the environment and human welfare, and what changes in practice are justified. The second, application, assesses progress in performance and safety in the use of pesticides, while the next section, resistance, looks at problems and shortcomings arising from the appearance of resistant strains of pests, and considers strategies for surmounting these difficulties. The final section, forecast and pest management, asks whether existing methods of assessing risks are acceptable and seeks ways of rending decision making in crop protection more rational.

Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd Edition

Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd Edition
Author: Helmut F van Emden
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 716
Release: 2017-08-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1780647093

Aphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to many food and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well-received first edition published ten years ago reflects the expansion of research in genomics, endosymbionts and semiochemicals, as well as the shift from control of aphids with insecticides to a more integrated approach imposed by increasing resistance in the aphids and government restrictions on pesticides. The book remains a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the biology of aphids, the various methods of controlling them and the progress of integrated pest management as illustrated by ten case histories.

Onions and Allied Crops

Onions and Allied Crops
Author: James L. Brewster
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 902
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000807452

Originally published in 1990, Onions and Allied Crops, is a comprehensive account of the edible allium, examined across three volumes. The collection examines the major economic and dietary importance of edible alliums in most countries, and brings together contributions from experts across multiple disciplines, including food scientists, economists, agriculturalists and biochemists. These books address selection and breeding of locally adapted cultivars and the development of cultural techniques, allowing for cultivation across the tropics, to the sub-arctic regions. As such the collection examines the allium as a major agricultural asset and the impact this has had on many economies. These volumes will be of use and of interest to food scientists, economists, agriculturalists and biochemists alike.

Onions and Allied Crops

Onions and Allied Crops
Author: H.D. Rabinowitch
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351083600

First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Agrochemicals from Natural Products

Agrochemicals from Natural Products
Author: C.R.A. Godfrey
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1994-11-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780824795535

Offers a thorough overview of the important agricultural applications of both natural products and synthetic compounds derived from natural products, presenting detailed information on the isolation, structural studies, biological activity and toxicology of these compounds. The expanding area of insecticidal natural products is highlighted.

Safer Insecticides Development and Use

Safer Insecticides Development and Use
Author: E. Hodgson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2020-08-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000147142

Reference to the design of new insecticides nontoxic to the environment and the public emphasizing optimal food production with greater safety. Some 30 international experts examine topics including new types of active molecules among natural products and animal toxins; insect metabolic and organ sy

Modern Crop Protection Compounds

Modern Crop Protection Compounds
Author: Peter Jeschke
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1772
Release: 2019-05-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527340890

The leading reference on this topic has just gotten better. Building on the success of the previous two editions, all the chapters have been updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, and new chapters have been added on picolinic acids, oxathiapiprolin, flupyradifurone, and other topics. This third edition presents the most important active ingredients of modern agrochemicals, with one volume each for herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. The international team of first-class authors from such renowned crop science companies as Bayer, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont (now Corteva Agriscience), and BASF, address all crucial aspects from the general chemistry and the mode of action to industrial-scale synthesis, as well as from the development of products and formulations to their application in the field. A comprehensive and invaluable source of timely information for all of those working in modern biology, including genetics, biochemistry and chemistry, and for those in modern crop protection science, whether governmental authorities, researchers in agrochemical companies, scientists at universities, conservationists, or managers in organizations and companies involved in improvements to agricultural production.