Disease control in crops : biological and environmentally friendly approaches /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Walters, Dale.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
• Subjects: Phytopathogenic microorganisms > Biological control.; Phytopathogenic microorganisms > Control > Environmental aspects.; Plant diseases.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.; Microorganismes phytopathogènes > Insectes nuisibles > Lutte biologique contre.; Microorganismes phytopathogènes > Lutte contre > Aspect de l'environnement.; Electronic books; Electronic books.
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This important book examines the development and potential exploitation for a range of non-chemical approaches to disease control, with a focus on the need for a greater understanding of crop ecology as the basis for effective disease control in the field. Chapters in the book include coverage of cu...

Table of Contents:

• Disease Control in Crops; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Managing crop disease through cultural practices; 3 Biological control agents in plant disease control; 4 Induced resistance for plant disease control; 5 The use of composts and compost extracts in plant disease control; 6 The use of host plant resistance in disease control; 7 Crop tolerance of foliar pathogens: possible mechanisms and potential for exploitation; 8 Plant disease control through the useof variety mixtures; 9 Biofumigation for plant disease control from the fundamentals to the farming system.
• 10 Control of plant disease throughsoil solarization11 Plant disease control by nutrient management: sulphur; 12 Control of plant disease by disguisingthe leaf surface; 13 Bacteriophages as agents for the control of plant pathogenic bacteria; 14 Controlling plant disease using biological and environmentally friendly approaches: making it work in practice; Index.