Advances in Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer Research

ISBN-13: 9786139979127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 256 str.

Sudarshan Chakraborti

Opis

This volume has a detailed coverage on all the important aspects of the pest. The eggplant fruit and shoot borer is known as the most fearsome pest of the crop and in prime growing regions, it is the key pest. This pest alone can cause devastations if suitable measures are not timely adopted. Its infestation leads to deterioration of both quality and quantity of this popular vegetable. FAO and AVRDC documents show that the crop consumes huge quantity of synthetic organic pesticides and the frequency of application has been noted to be as high as one hundred and forty. This directly impacts the crop ecosystem and unsettles the homeostasis apart from the unintended non-target impacts and impact on the cost of protection. This book is expected to be equally acceptable and helpful to eggplant researchers, eggplant entomologists and the students of the plant entomological science.

O autorze

Chakraborti, Sudarshan
The author has been working in the field of economic entomology for more than twenty five years. He was awarded PhD degree in 1996 for working with some insect growth regulators. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, WB, India.