Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Diseases

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-56022-134-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

A comprehensive resource for students and researchers Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases examines the various aspects of disease control from an international perspective. Leading academics and researchers around the world address the microbial control of insect pests, the use of nematophagous fungi and biofumigation in the control of plant-parasitic nematodes, the use of genetically manipulated microbes, and the biology and control of vectors. Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases provides detailed descriptions of the management of diseases caused by insects and by plant-parasitic nematodes. This unique book includes in-depth examinations of the use of arthropod microbial control agents; the biology and control of bacteria; the use of living and synthetic mulches; the genetic transformation of microbial control agents; the integrated use of different control options; the use of nematophagus fungi as a control agent; the use of biofumigation; potato early dying complex; host/plant resistance; and RNAi silencing. Each chapter is written by an experienced scientist in that specific field to produce a single reference resource. Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases includes: - the latest research on the development of microbial control agents against insect and mite pests

- up-to-date theory on the management of the vectors and disease in fruit and nut crops

- the use of mulches in the control of homopteran pests

- an overview of the microbial control of insect pests

- a look at the increasing role of biological control agents

- an examination of nematode resistance in vegetable crops

- a historical background of RNAi, its biology, and its function in the eukaryotic system

- and much more Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases is a comprehensive professional resource for botanists, agriculturalists, environmental scientists, biologists, zoologists, ecologists, entomologists, plant pathologists, horticulturalists, plant protection scientists, and biotechnologists.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mukerji, K. G.

Saxena, Geeta

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors, Contributors, Preface, Chapter 1. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Tree Fruit (Steven P. Arthurs and Lawrence A. Lacey), Introduction, Overview of Microbial Control in Tree Fruit Orchards, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Lepidoptera, Other Arthropods, Future Prospects, Chapter 2. Biology and Control of Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Fruit and Nut Crops (J. D. Dutcher and G. W. Krewer), Introduction, Resources, Biology, Cultural Control, Chemical Control, Biological Control, Integrated Management, Chapter 3. Synthetic and Living Mulches for Control of Homopteran Pests and Diseases in Vegetables (Oscar E. Liburd and Daniel L. Frank), Introduction, Aphids, Silverleaf Whiteflies, Aphid and Whitefly Diseases, Management of Aphids and Whiteflies, Economics, Chapter 4. The Potential of Genetically Enhancing the Microbial Control of Insect and Plant Disease Pests (Wayne A. Gardner, Maria Nenmaura Gomes Pessoa, and Ericka Scocco), Introduction, Entomopathogens, Biocontrol Agents for Plant Diseases, Transgenic Plants Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins, Conclusion, Chapter 5. Control and Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Franco Lamberti, Nicola Greco, and Alberto Troccoli), Introduction, Known Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, Factors Affecting Selection of Control Methods, Future Trends, Chapter 6. Nematophagous Fungi As Biocontrol Agents of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Geeta Saxena), Introduction, Nematophagous Fungi, Predatory Fungi As Biocontrol agents, Endoparasites As Biocontrol Agents, Parasites of Cyst Nematodes As Biocontrol Agents, Parasites of

Über Autor(innen)

K. G. Mukerji, Geeta Saxena