Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming (eBook)

Vincenzo Vacante, Serge Kreiter (Herausgeber)

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2017
CABI (Verlag)
9781786393807 (ISBN)

Infos

An up-to-date, comprehensive reference for pest management in organic systems, including practical advice, tables and diagrams. Introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent outbreaks, plant protection tools, natural enemies and pest control. Crop-based chapters discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests.

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This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering pest management in organic farming in major crops of the world. General introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent pest outbreaks, plant protection tools in organic farming, and natural enemies and pest control. The remaining chapters are crop-based and discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests. For each pest the fundamental aspects of its bio-ecology and the various methods of control are presented. Understanding of the scientific content is facilitated with practical advice, tables and diagrams, helping users to apply the theories and recommendations.

Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming:
· Consists of rational approaches and advice.
· Is authored by a team of international specialists in pest control.
· Represents the only available comprehensive review of insect pest management in organic systems.

This is an essential resource for researchers and extension workers in crop protection, integrated pest management and biocontrol, and organic farming systems.

Autor

Prof. Vincenzo Vacante has an academic degree in Biological Sciences and his last academic position was full Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Agrarian University of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy. His education and professional career were developed in Italy and different foreign research centers (Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, England, etc.). His significant scientific contributions to general and applied Entomology include: (1) developing the knowledge of mites living in natural ecosystems and describing new mite species. He also helped develop the knowledge of mites associated with the major agro-ecosystems (citrus, greenhouse crops, vineyards, olive groves, fruit, trees) and the reporting of new Italian species, including natural enemies of the pests of Mediterranean crops. Additionally, he assisted in defining IPM protocols and the application of innovative methods for the study of bio-ecology and prevention of pest attacks (e.g. spatial interpolation methods, meteorological modelling (RAMS) and analysis of decision-making). He has produced 227 scientific publications, and is editor of a number of different books. His scientific activity is characterized by several international collaborations, and by the organization of national and international scientific meetings. He was also a referee and editorial board member of different scientific journals and he coordinated or participated in a number of research projects. He is also a member of a number of national and international scientific societies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: CABI Plant Protection Series
• Reihe/Serie: CABI Plant Protection Series
• Co-Autor: Urs Niggli, Massimo Benuzzi, Jorge Peña, Gavino Delrio, B. Merle Shepard, Hüseyin Baspinar, Carmelo Bonsignore, Dominique Bordat, Qiang Xiao, Bernard Dufour, Régis Babin, Alberto Pantoja, Josep Anton Jacas Miret, Raija Komppula, Beate Bursta
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-13: 9781786393807 / 9781786393807