TY - BOOK ID - 4868968 TI - Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops PY - 2015 SN - 9788132223894 8132223888 9788132223887 8132223896 PB - New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life Sciences. KW - Agriculture. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Plant Pathology. KW - Life sciences. KW - Plant diseases. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Sciences de la vie KW - Agriculture KW - Plantes KW - Développement durable KW - Maladies et fléaux KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Agriculture - General KW - Tropical crops KW - Tuber crops KW - Root crops KW - Protection. KW - Protection KW - Tropics. KW - Root vegetables KW - Tuberous crops KW - Plantation crops KW - Tropical agriculture KW - Plant ecology. KW - Plant pathology. KW - Food crops KW - Crops KW - Field crops KW - Tropical plants KW - Botany KW - Communicable diseases in plants KW - Crop diseases KW - Diseases of plants KW - Microbial diseases in plants KW - Pathological botany KW - Pathology, Vegetable KW - Phytopathology KW - Plant pathology KW - Plants KW - Vegetable pathology KW - Agricultural pests KW - Crop losses KW - Diseased plants KW - Phytopathogenic microorganisms KW - Plant pathologists KW - Plant quarantine KW - Ecology KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Pathology KW - Diseases and pests KW - Diseases KW - Wounds and injuries KW - Environmental aspects KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4868968 AB - This book is a compilation of information on insect/mite/vertebrate pests and fungal/bacterial/viral/mycoplasma/nematode diseases of tropical root and tuber crops such as cassava, sweet potato, yams, taro, Amorphophallus, yam bean and tannia. The book highlights the distribution, symptoms and damage, biology, survival and spread of each pest and describes management methods. It also sheds light on different eco-friendly pest management strategies including physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance and integrated methods. The book is written in a lucid style using easy-to-understand language and offers adoptable recommendations involving eco-friendly control measures. It serves as a useful reference source for policy makers, research and extension workers, practicing farmers and students. The material can also be used for teaching post graduate courses in state agricultural universities. . ER -