Biological Control of Crop Diseases (Books in Soils, Plant and the Environment)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: April 3, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780824706937
Subjects: Crop husbandry; Pest control; Plant pathology & diseases; Phytopathogenic microorganisms; Pest Control In Field Crops; Technology; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Plant diseases; Agriculture - General; Flowers; General; Science / Botany; Biological control
First sentence: The term biological control was coined by the late Harry Smith of the University of California, who defined it as "the suppression of insect populations by the actions of their native or introduced enemies".