Tag: Pest

Biorationals and Biopesticides Pest Management


Free Download Biorationals and Biopesticides: Pest Management by Ravendra Kumar, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar Andrade
English | April 22, 2024 | ISBN: 3111204723 | 425 pages | MOBI | 3.83 Mb
Biorationals or biopesticides are pest control agents of biological origin. Biopesticides are emerging alternatives to harmful chemical pest control agents. The book provides essential information on botanical, biological originated insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, nematicidal agents, insect growth hormones, insect pheromones and plant growth regulators. It will help researchers and students to develop new strategies for pest management.

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Decision System in Agricultural Pest Management


Free Download Decision System in Agricultural Pest Management by Ali Rajabpour , Fatemeh Yarahmadi
English | EPUB (True) | 2024 | 360 Pages | ISBN : 9819715059 | 97.3 MB
This book covers the theoretical and practical aspects of pest population components, explaining the probable reasons for pest density fluctuations and outbreaks in agricultural or other ecosystems.

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Plant-Pest Interactions From Molecular Mechanisms to Chemical Ecology Chemical Ecology


Free Download Indrakant K. Singh, "Plant-Pest Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Chemical Ecology: Chemical Ecology"
English | ISBN: 9811524661 | 2021 | 484 pages | PDF | 10 MB
As food producers, plants are constantly under attack by insects. Over the course of evolution, plants have not only developed a sophisticated defense apparatus but have also refined biochemical defense mechanisms to protect themselves, thereby maintaining the ecological balance. Plant-pest interactions induce an elaborate array of reactions involving the release of volatile compounds, effector and signaling molecules, trans-membrane proteins, and a variety of enzymes and hormones.

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