Genetic Methods and Tools for Managing Crop Pests

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Genetic Methods and Tools for Managing Crop Pests

Name: Genetic Methods and Tools for Managing Crop Pests
ISBN: 9789811902635

A. K. Chakravarthy

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This contributed volume aims at bringing together all the genetic engineering tools for managing various types of crop pests. The main focus of this book is to explore the application of these tools in pest management. Major pest groups covered in this book are insects, mites and nematodes.The first section covers all major genetic tools and molecular approaches. The second section deals with genetic tools for of beneficial containing three chapters involving honey bees, silkworms and natural enemies. Next section deals with genetic interactions against pests in diverse geographical regions with special focus on Africa, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Sections four and five addresses diverse aspects as management of pests, genetic behavior, gene expression, plasticity, pathways and interactions and options for mitigation of pests.It serves as a useful resource for professionals in the fields of entomology, agronomy, horticulture, ecology, and environmental sciences, as well as to agricultural producers and plant biotechnologists.

Categories:

Biology and other natural sciences - Plants: Agriculture and Forestry

Year:

2022

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

english

Pages:

690

ISBN 10:

9811902631