Insect Pests of Potato : Global Perspectives on Biology and Management
Insect Pests of Potato : Global Perspectives on Biology and Management
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Author(s): Alyokhin, Andrei
ISBN No.: 9780123868954
Pages: 616
Year: 201209
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 168.44
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Status: Available

I. Potato as an important staple crop 1. Potatoes and their Pests--Setting the Stage / Charles Vincent, Andrei Alyokhin, and Philippe Giordanengo II. Biology of major pests 2. Colorado Potato Beetle / Andrei Alyokhin, Maxim Udalov and Galina Benkovskaya 3.Aaphids as Major Potato Pests / Julien Sagues, Philippe Giordanengo, and Charles Vincent 4. Leafhopper and Psyllid Pests of Potato / Joseph E. Munyaneza and Donald C.


Henne 5. Wireworms as Pests of Potato / Robert S. Vernon and Willem van Herk 6. Potato tuberworms / Jurgen Kroschel 7. Other Pests - China / Jing Xu, Ning Liu, and Runzhi Zhang 8. Insect Pests of Potato in India: Biology and Management / RS Chandel, VK Chandla , KS Verma and Mandeep Pathania III. Potato field as a managed ecosystem 9. Spud Web: Species Interactions and Biodiversity in Potatoes / Christine A.


Lynch, David W. Crowder, Randa Jabbour and William E. Snyder 10. Interactions among Organic Soil Amendments, Plants, and Insect Herbivores / Andrei Alyokhin and Serena Gross 11. Aphid-borne Virus Dynamics in Potato-Weed Pathosystem / Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan, Felix A. Cervantes, and Juan M. Alvarez 12. Successional and Invasive Colonization of the Potato Crop by the Colorado Potato Beetle: Managing Spread / Gilles Boiteau and Jaakko Heikkilä IV.


Management approaches 13. Chemical Control / Thomas P. Kuhar, Katherine Kamminga, Christopher Philips, Anna Wallingford, and Adam Wimer 14. Biological Control of Potato Insect Pests / Donald C. Weber 15. Potato Resistance Against Insect Herbivores: Resources and Opportunities / Yvan Pelletier, Finbarr G. Horgan, and Julien Pompon 16. Biopesticides / Marc Sporleder and Lawrence A.


Lacey 17. Physical Control Methods / Phyllis G. Weintraub 18. Cultural Control and Other Non-Chemical Methods / Beata Gabrys and Bozena Kordan 19. Evolutionary Considerations in Potato Pest Management / Andrei Alyokhin, Yolanda Chen, Maxim Udalov, Galina Benkovskaya, and Leena Lindström V. Current challenges and future directions 20. Epilogue: The Road to Sustainability / Charles Vincent, Philippe Giordanengo, and Andrei Alyokhin.


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