The Peach Potato Aphid (Myzus persicae)

ISBN-13: 9781032509297 / Twarda / 2023 / 152 str.

Jamin (Keele Univ.) Ali

Opis

This book covers ecological aspects including life cycle, damage and host range which make aphids a pest of economically importance. As the peach potato aphid is a model aphid pest, studying it helps develop control strategies against the entire group of aphids.

Spis treści

1. Aphid as a crop pest 2. Peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae: General Introduction 3. Peach potato aphid Myzus persicae: Economic Importance and Traits Influence the Control Strategies 4. Peach potato aphid Myzus persicae: Current Management Practices, Challenges and Proposed Solution 5. Successful examples 6. Wild ancestors of potato as potential sources of resistance against aphid Myzus persicae 7. Natural compound as a defence elicitor against Peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae

O autorze

Dr. Jamin Ali is an applied insect chemical ecologist whose expertise lies at the interface of ecology, biology, chemistry and focuses on using insect and plant derived semiochemicals to develop novel tools for sustainable management of phytophagous insect pests in global agricultural environments. Dr. Ali recently completed his PhD from Keele University, UK. Before this, he has completed his master’s degree in Zoology (Entomology) from Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has successfully qualified for several national level competitive such as CSIR-UCGC Junior Research Fellowship, GATE and awarded with international National Overseas Scholarship and Türkiye Burslary Research scholarship program. Dr Ali has an excellent record of publications published in top notch journals and presented his research work at national and international conferences and serving as a reviewer for a few international journals.