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Description: |
xvii, 842 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Foreword / Perry L. Adkisson -- Pests as Part of the Agroecosystem. 1. Agricultural Systems as Ecosystems / Marcos Kogan and John D. Lattin. 2. Soil Effects on Pest Populations / Craig M. Liddell. 3. Weather Influences on Pest Movement / David E. Pedgley. 4. Landscape Structure and Extra-Field Processes: Impact on Management of Pests and Beneficials / Douglas A. Landis and Paul C. Marino -- The Role of the Plant in Pest Management. 5. Direct and Indirect Effects of Plants on Performance of Beneficial Organisms / Marcel Dicke. 6. Mechanisms of Plant Resistance Against Arthropod Pests / Billy R. Wiseman. 7. Plant Resistance to Pathogens / Norman E. Strobel and Joseph A. Kuc. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "This versatile reference provides a detailed summary of pest management principles and techniques, outlining a broad selection of critical issues regarding current practice and future technology in this area."--Jacket. |
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"With over 2300 references, tables, photographs, and drawings, the Handbook of Pest Management is an ideal reference for entomologists; pest management consultants; plant pathologists and physiologists; horticulturalists; weed, crop, plant, animal, agricultural, soil, and environmental scientists; fertilizer and pest management specialists; agronomists; botanists; mycologists; molecular biologists; microbiologists; organic chemists and biochemists; crop ecologists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines."--Jacket. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0647/99035345-d.html |