Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers

ISBN-13: 9781774635087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 286 str.

Suprakash Pal; Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy

Opis

This volume, Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers, looks at the major challenges and improvements in this growing area today. It first provides an informative overview of worldwide pests of important commercial flowers.

Spis treści

Part 1: Commercial Flowers and Pest Problems  1. Worldwide Pests of Important Commercial Flowers  2. Specialty Flower Production and Trade Affected Due to Insect Pests and Quarantine Issues  3. The Global Floriculture Scenario  4. Pests of Orchids and Their Management  5. Insect Pests of Roses and Their Management  6. Insect Pests of Jasmine and Their Management  7. Nematode Pest Problems of Tuberose  8. Role of Climate Change on Insect Pests of Commercial Flowers  Part 2: Pest Management In Commercial Flowers  9. Integrated Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems with Special Reference to Flowers and Ornamental Plants  10. Pest Management of Flowering Plants under Protected Cultivation  11. Eco-Friendly Management of Helicoverpa armigera in Commercial Flowers  12. Novel Chemicals in the Management of Pests of Commercial Flowers  13. Sucking Pests Menace and Their Management on Floricultural Crops  14. Role of Nanotechnology in the Pest Management of Commercial Flowers  15. Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) in Managing Pests of Ornamental Plants  16. Pest Management in ‘Vertical’ and ‘Green’ Farms: A Newer Dimension in Commercial Floriculture

O autorze

Suprakash Pal, PhD, is currently Associate Professor in Agricultural Entomology at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) (North Bengal Agriculture University), Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.

Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy, PhD, is Head and Principal Scientist at the Division of Entomology and Nematology at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India.