Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy midland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Conservation biologists seek to …
Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy midland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Conservation biologists seek to …
The information reported in this book is based on a survey of more than 100 biopesticide workers in developing countries. The results (response rate: 12% from 30 countries) demonstrate that the main difficulties and constraints facing researchers relate to a lack of expertise in…
Microbial approaches for insect pest management
This book brings together specialized information on modern aspects of applied microbiology in pest management. In the last few decades, the humans have witnessed major advancements in Life Sciences, as a result several new and powerful tools and techniques have evolved. This ha…
Biopesticides have seen a recent growth, which is partially due to increased advances in biotechnological tools for pest control. However, the growth has been largely spurred by the growing needs for new tools to fight pesticide resistance and safer and more benign means of pest…
Insect transgenesis promises improvements in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and public health. Many important insects can now be routinely transformed with effectors that have useful applications. Agriculture presents the largest market for transgenic insects and has a foundationa…
Insect transgenesis promises improvements in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and public health. Many important insects can now be routinely transformed with effectors that have useful applications. Agriculture presents the largest market for transgenic insects and has a foundationa…
Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation
by Staff, National Research Council, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants, Plants, Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected, Staff, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Presents the results of an investigation of the risks and benefits of genetically modified pest-protected (GMPP) plants and the coordinated Regulatory Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology affecting the use of these plants, commissioned and funded by the National Research Co…
This book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues. The committee critically reviews fe…
Sustainable agriculture as a central science to solve global society issues. This book discusses such topics as Transgenic cotton for sustainable pest management, Conservation Agriculture, a different approach for crop production through sustainable soil and water management, an…
Microbial biopesticides
by Koul, Opender, Dhaliwal, G. S.
fromAdvances in biopesticide research
Microbial biopesticides
by Koul, Opender, Dhaliwal, G. S.
fromAdvances in biopesticide research
Microbial biopesticides
by Koul, Opender, Dhaliwal, G. S.
fromAdvances in biopesticide research
Biotechnological research has provided key developments in pest control agents, focusing on pathogens of insect pests as formulated biological pesticides. Emphasis has been placed on bacteria and viruses as they are well understood and easily manipulated. Microbial Biopesticides…
Microbial biopesticides
by Koul, Opender, Dhaliwal, G. S.
fromAdvances in biopesticide research
The basis of biocontrol (in microbiology, ecology and plantpathology) is described and many examples of control measures in commercial use or development are given.