Agroecological Crop Protection

Author : Jean-Philippe Deguine,Caroline Gloanec,Philippe Laurent,Alain Ratnadass,Jean-Noël Aubertot
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789402411850

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Agroecological Crop Protection by Jean-Philippe Deguine,Caroline Gloanec,Philippe Laurent,Alain Ratnadass,Jean-Noël Aubertot Pdf

This book is devoted to Agroecological Crop Protection, which is the declension of the principles of agroecology to crop protection. It presents the concepts of this innovative approach, case studies and lessons and generic keys for agroecological transition. The book is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, experimenters, teachers, farmers, students. It represents a new tool, proposing concrete keys of action on the basis of feedbacks validated scientifically. Beyond the examples presented, it is therefore of general scope and proposes recommendations for all temperate and tropical cropping systems. It contributes to the training and teaching modules in this field and it is an updated information support for professionals and a teaching aid for students (agronomy, crop protection, biodiversity management, agroecology).

Author : Jean-Philippe Deguine
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439843628

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Crop Protection by Jean-Philippe Deguine Pdf

This book is a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton, one of the worlds major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. It demonstrates how agro-ecological approaches to pest management are at last approaching the ma

Author : Derek J. Chadwick,Joan Marsh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470514481

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Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture by Derek J. Chadwick,Joan Marsh Pdf

The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agricultural land. In the developing world, food production cannot keep up with population growth and the gap between demand and supply is growing. This book explores the theme of sustainable agricultural development in the developing world, with a particular focus on crop protection. Includes chapters on the ecology of food production, on sustainable agriculture and crop protection methods, on the economics of food production and more.

Author : Jean-Philippe Deguine,Pierre Ferron,Derek Russell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781578086528

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Crop Protection by Jean-Philippe Deguine,Pierre Ferron,Derek Russell Pdf

This book is a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton, one of the worlds major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. It demonstrates how agro-ecological approaches to pest management are at last approaching the mainstream, with an increasing recognition that farmland delivers a wide range of ecosystem services (natures goods and services), including but certainly not solely comprising the production of food.

Author : Sonia Soloneski,Marcelo Larramendy
Publisher : IntechOpen
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9535100505

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Integrated Pest Management and Pest Control by Sonia Soloneski,Marcelo Larramendy Pdf

Integrated Pest Management is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. Its programs use current and comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

Author : P. Parvatha Reddy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811351074

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Agro-ecological Approaches to Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture by P. Parvatha Reddy Pdf

This book outlines a new paradigm, “Agro-ecological Intensification of Crop Protection”, which reduces negative impacts on the environment and enhances the provision of ecosystem services. It discusses the use of ecologically based management strategies to increase the sustainability of agricultural production while reducing off-site consequences, highlighting the underlying principles and outlining some of the key management practices and technologies required to implement agro-ecological pest management. It also comprehensively explores important topics like stimulo-deterrent diversion strategy, precision agriculture, plant breeding, nutrient management, habitat management, cultural approaches, cultivar mixtures/multiline cultivars, crop rotation, crop residue management, crop diversity, cover crops, conservation tillage, biofumigation, agro-forestry, and addition of organic matter. This timely book promotes the rapid implementation of this technology in farming community around the globe. It is a valuable resource for the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to agro-ecological pest management as well as policymakers and practicing farmers. It can also be used for teaching post-graduate courses.

Author : Harry Ozier-Lafontaine,Magalie Lesueur-Jannoyer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319060163

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 14 by Harry Ozier-Lafontaine,Magalie Lesueur-Jannoyer Pdf

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sciences. Indeed, sustainable agriculture decipher mechanisms of processes that occur from the molecular level to the farming system to the global level at time scales ranging from seconds to centuries. For that, scientists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable agriculture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. Because most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.

Author : Miguel A. Altieri
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 1560220376

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Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems by Miguel A. Altieri Pdf

Completely updated for 2004, this new edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Containing new findings and reports of strategies, Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition will show you how pests can be managed by enhancing beneficial biodiversity using agroecological diversification methods. This book provides you with an essential overview of the role of biodiversity in agriculture and then gets specific, with new and updated information on the agroecology of pest management; plant diversity and pest outbreaks within agroecosystems; diversification strategies for pest management; and how sustainable farming systems are designed.

Author : Miguel A Altieri
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429723070

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Crop Protection Strategies For Subsistence Farmers by Miguel A Altieri Pdf

Top-down approaches to pest management, relying on agrochemical inputs that can be scarce, expensive, ecologically toxic, or inaccessible, have repeatedly failed to solve pest problems that affect small farmers in developing countries. Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers offers an alternative. Drawing on examples from Latin Am

Author : Jillian M. Lenné,David Wood
Publisher : CABI
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Agrobiodiversity
ISBN : 9781845937799

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Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security by Jillian M. Lenné,David Wood Pdf

Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It also addresses claims and misinformation in the subject based on soun.

Author : Miguel A Altieri
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429964015

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Agroecology by Miguel A Altieri Pdf

This book incorporates new insights and concepts in the hope of helping guide agricultural students, researchers, and practitioners to a deeper understanding of the ecology of agricultural systems that will open the doors to new management options with the objectives of sustainable agriculture.

Author : National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Cycles and Natural Processes
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309175784

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Ecologically Based Pest Management by National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Cycles and Natural Processes Pdf

Widespread use of broad-spectrum chemical pesticides has revolutionized pest management. But there is growing concern about environmental contamination and human health risksâ€"and continuing frustration over the ability of pests to develop resistance to pesticides. In Ecologically Based Pest Management, an expert committee advocates the sweeping adoption of ecologically based pest management (EBPM) that promotes both agricultural productivity and a balanced ecosystem. This volume offers a vision and strategies for creating a solid, comprehensive knowledge base to support a pest management system that incorporates ecosystem processes supplemented by a continuum of inputsâ€"biological organisms, products, cultivars, and cultural controls. The result will be safe, profitable, and durable pest management strategies. The book evaluates the feasibility of EBPM and examines how best to move beyond optimal examples into the mainstream of agriculture. The committee stresses the need for information, identifies research priorities in the biological as well as socioeconomic realm, and suggests institutional structures for a multidisciplinary research effort. Ecologically Based Pest Management addresses risk assessment, risk management, and public oversight of EBPM. The volume also overviews the history of pest managementâ€"from the use of sulfur compounds in 1000 B.C. to the emergence of transgenic technology. Ecologically Based Pest Management will be vitally important to the agrichemical industry; policymakers, regulators, and scientists in agriculture and forestry; biologists, researchers, and environmental advocates; and interested growers.

Author : P. Parvatha Reddy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811043253

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Agro-ecological Approaches to Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture by P. Parvatha Reddy Pdf

This book outlines a new paradigm, “Agro-ecological Intensification of Crop Protection”, which reduces negative impacts on the environment and enhances the provision of ecosystem services. It discusses the use of ecologically based management strategies to increase the sustainability of agricultural production while reducing off-site consequences, highlighting the underlying principles and outlining some of the key management practices and technologies required to implement agro-ecological pest management. It also comprehensively explores important topics like stimulo-deterrent diversion strategy, precision agriculture, plant breeding, nutrient management, habitat management, cultural approaches, cultivar mixtures/multiline cultivars, crop rotation, crop residue management, crop diversity, cover crops, conservation tillage, biofumigation, agro-forestry, and addition of organic matter. This timely book promotes the rapid implementation of this technology in farming community around the globe. It is a valuable resource for the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to agro-ecological pest management as well as policymakers and practicing farmers. It can also be used for teaching post-graduate courses.

Author : Miguel A. Altieri
Publisher : Intermediate Technology Publications
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 1853392057

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Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers by Miguel A. Altieri Pdf

Drawing on examples from Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia, this book describes crop protection strategies that rely on farmers' knowledge and participation, local resources and alternative low-input methods, as a sensitive approach to develop and implement pest management schemes adjusted to farmers' needs and their socio-economic and agroecological conditions.

Author : J. C. Zadoks
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951D00911782X

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Modern Crop Protection by J. C. Zadoks Pdf