INIS

INIS
Author: International Nuclear Information System
Publisher:
Total Pages: 668
Release: 2006
Genre: Cataloging of serial publications
ISBN:

Sterile Insect Technique

Sterile Insect Technique
Author: V.A. Dyck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2006-02-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402040512

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly pest control method that fits into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This book describes the principles and practice of SIT, frankly evaluating its strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures. SIT is useful against pests that have considerable impact on plant, animal and human health, and criteria are provided to guide in the selection of pests appropriate for SIT.

Manual for Testing Insecticides on Rice

Manual for Testing Insecticides on Rice
Author: E. A. Heinrichs
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 141
Release: 1981
Genre: Arroz
ISBN: 9711040247

Planning insecticide evaluation studies. Rearing of test insects. Determining LD50 values of insecticides. Insectary evaluation of insecticides. Field evaluation of insecticides. Physical assessment of spraying systems. Sampling insect populations and estimating insect damage in field experiments. Statistical analysis of insect populations and plant damage. Data reporting and making insect control recommendations.

Nutrition of Rice

Nutrition of Rice
Author: National Fertilizer Development Center (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1971
Genre: Food crops
ISBN:

The bibliography is arranged into sections according to geographic regions. Within sections, abstracts are arranged alphabetically by country in which the work was done or, if unknown, the country in which the work was published.