Physical Control Methods in Plant Protection
Contributors: Charles Vincent (Editor); Bernhard Panneton (Editor); Francis Fleurat-Lessard (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9783540645627
Subjects: Agricultural science; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Pest control; Regional - General; Insect pests; Pest Control In Field Crops; Pest Control In Horticultural Crops; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Plants, Protection of; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Botany; Agriculture - Crop Science; Flowers; Insektizide; Landwirtschaft; Nature : Flowers; Pestizide; Pflanzenschutz; Schädlingsbekämpfung, physikalische; Agriculture - General; Science; Control
First sentence: Plants, like all living organisms, are preyed upon by various parasites of plant or animal origin, which either directly attack their tissues (fungi, insects, etc.) or compete with them for resources (air, water, nutrients in the soil, etc.).