Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable (Biocontrol Potential and Its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture)
Contributors: Rajeev K. Upadhyay (Editor); K.G. Mukerji (Editor); B.P. Chamola (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780306464607
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Pest control; Field Crop Management; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - Agronomy; General; Medical : General; Science / Botany; Agriculture - General; Agricultural pests; Biological control; Biological pest control agents
First sentence: Plants are endowed with various defense genes and disease resistance genes to combat the onslaught of fungal, bacterial, viral, viroid and phytoplasma pathogens (Vidhyasekaran, 1997).