Cottage Industry of Biocontrol Agents and Their Applications: Practical Aspects to Deal Biologically with Pests and Stresses Facing Strategic Crops

Book Overview

0- Introduction: Roadmap of the book

Part I: Parasitoids, predacious insects and mites against insect pests

1- Egg parasitoid production and their role in controlling insect pests

2 -Propagation and application of larval parasitoids

3 -Propagation, manipulation, releasing and evaluation of whitefly parasitoids in Egypt

4 -Predacious insects and their efficiency in suppressing insect pests

5 -Production of predatory mites and their efficacy for controlling pests

Part II: Microorganisms against insect pests

6 -Production and application of Bacillus thuringiensis for insect pest control in Egypt

7-Isolation, mass production and application of Entomopathogenicfungifor insect control

8 -Commercialization of biopesticides based on entomopathogenic nematodes

9 -Insect viruses as biocontrol agent: challenges and opportunities

Part III: Biocontrol products for plant diseases

10- Biological control of phyto-pathogenic bacteria

11 -Biocontrol agents for fungal plant diseases management

12 -Biological control of Plant parasitic nematodes

13 -Plant viral diseases in Egypt and their control

Part IV: Bio-products against abiotic factors

14- Biochemical indicators and biofertilizer application for diagnosis and allevation micronutrient deficiency in plant

15 -Importance of biofertilizers fornutrient deficiency and vegetable production

Part V: Conclusions

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030331636
• ISBN13: 9783030331634
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"