Rice Insects - Management Strategies (springer Series In Experimental Entomology)

ISBN 10: 0387974903 / ISBN 13: 9780387974903

Published by Springer, 1991

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Synopsis:

Due to the worldwide importance of rice as a crop plant, the biology of rice pests is of great interest to agricultural research. This timely book brings together contributions from the fields of entomology, agronomy, population ecology, and biostatistics to provide a comprehensive survey of rice-insect interaction. Among the topics discussed are - crop loss assessment - economic thresholds and injury levels for incest pests - mosquito leafhoppers and planthoppers population dynamics - pheromone utilization - techniques for predator evaluation - chemical based for insect resistance - applications of tissue culture - systems analysis and - rice pestmanagement. With its emphasis on experimental techniques of pest analysis and control,Rice Insects: Management Strategies will be a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners alike.

Synopsis: Ten articles by entomologists, agronomists, population ecologists, and biostatisticians provide a broad survey of rice-insect interactions for the benefit of researchers or practitioners concerned about the subject. Among the topics are crop loss assessment, economic thresholds and injury levels for insect pests, insect migration, pheromone and pre

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rice Insects - Management Strategies (...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New