Integrated Pest Management for Cotton in the Western Region of the United States

Integrated Pest Management for Cotton in the Western Region of the United States
Author:
Publisher: UCANR Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781879906303

Pest management information covers nearly 100 pest problems, including information on pesticide resistance, cotton aphid, silverleaf whitefly, pink bollworm, boll weevil, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, seedling diseases, velvetleaf, and disease-resistant cotton varieties. 180 color plates.

Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production

Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production
Author: Raymond E. Frisbie
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1989-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Presents a comprehensive integration of IPM techiques into cotton production methodology. Practical approach addresses economic, agronomic, and biological factors of pest management, focussing on the plant's resistance to pests and the genetic rationale for improving plant health. Discusses methods of quantifying plant damage and pest abundance, surveys the latest research developments, and suggests various approaches to an overall management strategy for each of the major pest groups. Also evaluates the latest approaches to economic analysis of cotton IPM systems.