Cotton Sucking Insect Pest Management: Practicing more economical techniques for sucking insect pest management of cotton - Softcover

Yousaf, Tahir; Waseem Akram, Dr.; Khurram Zia, Dr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639347404 ISBN 13: 9783639347401

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

Synopsis

Cotton white gold, is a major cash crop of Pakistan. It provides livelihood to millions of people engaged in its trade and textile industry . Moreover, it is a major source of foreign exchange earnings as it not only provides raw material for our local industry but also stands at the top of our exports with 63.2% share in our total exports 2008-09 ( Anonymous ,2009). Many countries that formerly had produced insignificant yield of cotton such as Latin American countries have increased their production steeply and have become important suppliers of fiber to the world market. The main objective of present study has therefore been to find out the economical methods of controlling the sucking insect pests of cotton by integration biological control with safer chemicals. It was necessary, to reduce the use of pesticide, to save the human being and also to save foreign exchange which is spent on the import of pesticides. The biological control was applied through the conservation.

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About the Author

Muhammad Tahir Yousaf From Gojra District Tobateik Singh Pakistan.I have done MSc(Hons) In Agricultural Entomology From University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan.I had conducted 6 months trials on sucking insect pest Management of cotton at WWF Pakistan and develop new environmental friendly techniques for their management.

Muhammad Tahir Yousaf From Gojra District Tobateik Singh Pakistan.I have done MSc(Hons) In Agricultural Entomology From University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan.I had conducted 6 months trials on sucking insect pest Management of cotton at WWF Pakistan and develop new environmental friendly techniques for their management.

Muhammad Tahir Yousaf From Gojra District Tobateik Singh Pakistan.I have done MSc(Hons) In Agricultural Entomology From University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan.I had conducted 6 months trials on sucking insect pest Management of cotton at WWF Pakistan and develop new environmental friendly techniques for their management.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639347404
• ISBN 13: 9783639347401
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92