Rice Planthoppers Ecology, Management, Socio Economics and Policy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Heong, Kong Luen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cheng, Jiaan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Escalada, Monica M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Animal ecology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.

The book discusses planthopper pests of rice. These insects are the most destructive pests, threatening food security around the world. The historical development of the rice planthopper problem shows that they are secondary pests and single-discipline control tactics or strategies are not able to m...

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