Pest Control for Sustainable Agriculture
Chenggui Sun
9781774073476
433 pages
Arcler Education Inc
Overview
Pest Control for Sustainable Agriculture talks about the control of pests for the attainment of sustainable agriculture. It further comprises the use of bio-pesticides as sustainable solutions for management of pests in legume crops and stimulation of plant growth and biocontrol by bacillus amyloliquefaciens. This book also discusses about arachidonic acid as an elicitor of the plant defense response to phyto-pathogens, microbial diversity of vermi-compost bacteria that exhibit useful agricultural traits and waste management potential, impacts of glyphosate-based herbicides on disease resistance and health of crops, recent progress on the genetics and molecular breeding of brown plant hopper resistance in rice, fungal and bacterial nematicides in integrated nematode management strategies, natural enemies associated with some economic pests in egyptian agro-ecosystems, biocontrol of wilt-nematode complex infecting gerbera by bacillus subtilis under protected cultivation, effect of melia azedarach (sapindales: meliaceae) fruit extracts on citrus leaf miner phyllocnistis citrella (lepidoptera: gracillariidae), effectiveness of different entomopathogenic nematode species against the variegated cutworm, peridroma saucia (hubner) (lepidoptera: noctuidae), potential impact of host pest fed on bt-modified corn on the development of chrysoperla carnea (stephens) (neuroptera: chrysopidae).
Author Bio
Dr. Chenggui Sun obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His academic background is in the area of nanotechnology and membrane technology, which is at the interface between Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Sun enjoys the challenge of combining technology, engineering, and business expertise to contribute to organizational development in the context of a more sustainable, healthier world. He has proven ability to understand client needs and perspectives in order to formulate and implement strategic plans, and known networking and collaboration skills with a commitment to fostering growth in others. Dr. Sun is also reputable for approaching tasks with creativity, integrity, and drive to inspire cooperation and exceed expectations.
