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Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops/ by P. Parvatha Reddy.
Author:	Reddy, P. Parvatha.
Description:	XVIII, 336 p. 257 illus., 198 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Agriculture. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2389-4
ISBN:	9788132223894

Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops
Reddy, P. Parvatha.

Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops[electronic resource] /by P. Parvatha Reddy. - 1st ed. 2015. - XVIII, 336 p. 257 illus., 198 illus. in color.online resource.

1. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops: An Overview -- 2. Cassava, Manihot esculenta -- 3. Sweet Potato, Ipomoea batatas -- 4. Taro, Colocasia esculenta -- 5. Yams, Dioscorea spp. -- 6. Chinese Potato, Plectranthus rotundifolius -- 7. Elephant Foot Yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius -- 8. Yam Bean, Pachyrrhizus erosus -- 9. Achira, Canna edulis -- 10. Winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus -- 11. Tannia, Xanthosoma sagittifolium -- 12. Enset, Ensete ventricosum -- 13. Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea -- 14. Crepe Ginger, Cheilocostus speciosus -- 15. The Way Forward.

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. .

ISBN: 9788132223894

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-81-322-2389-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

660421
Agriculture.

LC Class. No.: S1-S972

Dewey Class. No.: 630

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