Sampling and monitoring in crop protection : the theoretical basis for developing practical decision guides /

• Main Authors: Binns, M. R. (Author), Nyrop, J. P. (Author), Werf, W. van der (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Plants, Protection of.; Agricultural pests > Control > Statistical methods.; Sampling (Statistics); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Repellents and Attractants.; Techniques and Methodology.; Agricultural entomology.; Arthropod pests.; Control.; Monitoring.; Pest control.; Plant pests.; Plant protection.; Sampling.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book is divided into the following chapters: basic concepts of decision-making in pest management; basic concepts of sampling for pest management; classifying pest density; distributions; sequential sampling for classification; enhancing and evaluating the usefulness of sampling plans; binomial counts; multiple sources of variation; resampling to evaluate the properties of sampling plans; sampling over time to classify or estimate a population growth curve; and monitoring pest populations through time.