Natural Remedies for Pest, Disease and Weed Control
- 1st Edition - October 24, 2019
- Latest edition
- Editors: Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Barbara Sawicka
- Language: English
Natural Remedies for Pest, Disease and Weed Control presents alternative solutions in the form of eco-friendly, natural remedies. Written by senior researchers and professio… Read more
Natural Remedies for Pest, Disease and Weed Control presents alternative solutions in the form of eco-friendly, natural remedies. Written by senior researchers and professionals with many years of experience from diverse fields in biopesticides, the book presents scientific information on novel plant families with pesticidal properties and their formulations. It also covers chapters on microbial pest control and control of weeds by allelopathic compounds. This book will be invaluable to plant pathologists, agrochemists, plant biochemists, botanists, environmental chemists and farmers, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Details microbial biopesticides and other bio-botanical derived pesticides and their formulation
- Contains case studies for major crops and plants
- Discuses phytochemicals of plant-derived essential oils
Plant pathologists, farmers, agrochemists, plant biochemists, botanists, environmental chemists, undergraduate and postgraduate students. This book will be invaluable to everyone doing research in the field of biopesticides and related fields
PART I: GREEN APPROACH TO PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL
1. Pests of Agricultural Crops and Control Measures
2. Plant Diseases, Pathogens and Diagnosis
3. Pesticide Use in Agriculture: Impacts and Way Forward
4. Biopesticides, Safety Issues and Market Trends
5. Natural Compounds against Plant Pests and Pathogens
6. Phytochemicals of Plant Derived Essential Oils: A Novel Green Approach against Pests
7. Semiochemicals: A Green Approach to Pest and Disease Control
8. Fungistatic Properties of Lectin-Containing Extracts of Medicinal Plants
PART II: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MEASURES
9. Weed Control by Allelopathic Compounds from Different Plants: A Bioherbicide Approach
10. Microbial Control of Pests and Weeds
11. Biological Control of Pests by Endophytic Microorganisms
PART III: TECHNIQUES, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH
12. Techniques for the Detection, Identification and Diagnosis of Agricultural Pathogens and Diseases
13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods in Detection of Foodborne Pathogens
14. Plant biotechnology in food security
15. Homemade Preparations of Natural Biopesticides and Applications
16. The Use of Vermiwash and Vermicompost Foliar Spray in Pest and Disease Control
17. Genetic Modification as a Control Mechanism to Plant Pest and Disease Attack
18. Biopesticides Formulation and Delivery Techniques
19. Safe Storage and Preservation Techniques in Commercialized Agriculture
20. Advances in the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Plant Pest and Disease management
21. Application of Computational Techniques in Plant Pathology
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 24, 2019
- Language: English
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Chukwuebuka Egbuna
Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services.
Affiliations and expertise
Africa Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research, University of Port Harcourt, NigeriaBS
Barbara Sawicka
Dr. Sawicka obtained her PhD from the Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland. Since 1999 she has been a Professor at the University of Life Science in Lublin and was promoted to Head of the Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Sciences in 2012. She is an honorary member of the Advisory board of Journal Archives of Agricultural and Environmental Science, a member of the advisory board of International Journal of Research & Methodology in Social Science, and also the board of ‘STUDIA NATURAE”, for the Annals Universitatis Pedagoogicae Cracoviensis. She has over 280 original research papers, 8 books and 1 patent. Her research areas of interest are Agronomy, Agribusiness and Rural Development, Bioengineering, Environmental Protection, Food Sciences, Food Safety, Commodity Products.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of the Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Sciences, Faculty of Agro-bioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, PolandRead Natural Remedies for Pest, Disease and Weed Control on ScienceDirect