Agro-ecological Approaches to Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Reddy, P. Parvatha (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant ecology.; Plant pathology.; Plant physiology.; Sustainable development.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Sustainable Development.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.

This book outlines a new paradigm, “Agro-ecological Intensification of Crop Protection”, which reduces negative impacts on the environment and enhances the provision of ecosystem services. It discusses the use of ecologically based management strategies to increase the sustainability of agricultural...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Agro-Ecological Pest Management – An Overview
• 2. Conservation Tillage
• 3. Crop Residue Management and Organic Amendments
• 4. Biofumigation
• 5. Fertilizer Management
• 6. Agro-forestry
• 7. Cover/Green Manure Cropping
• 8. Intercropping
• 9. Trap Cropping
• 10. Companion Planting
• 11. Habitat Management
• 12. Stimulo-Deterrent Diversion Strategy
• 13. Cultural Approaches
• 14. Weed Manipulation
• 15. Crop Rotation
• 16. Plant Breeding
• 17. Cultivar Mixtures/Multiline Cultivars
• 18. Allelopathy
• 19. Precision Agriculture
• 20. The Way Forward.