Biopesticides Handbook
Biopesticides Handbook
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Description
Offering a full spectrum and review of the range of organisms and organic products that may be used in the biological control of insects, this book discusses the uses and abuses of biopesticides that have been in circulation for more than 50 years, as well as more recent advances in this area. It describes the metabolism of these biopesticides a
"This book will provide readers a critical point of view about biopesticides. In view of the potential environmental problems that may be associated with the use of some chemical in crop protection, the authors hope that biopesticides will be substituted for chemical pesticides where and when possible. This book will help readers to select the appropriate biopesticides for use… "
—Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, 2015
"This handbook, international in scope, distills an amazing array of information about biopesticides into one very accessible resource, starting with an introduction that lays out the case for the use of biopesticides to promote crop vitality. … All of the chapters are authored by field experts. Figures and illustrations enhance the text, and an index facilitates searches within the volume. This essential resource is a necessary addition to academic libraries and will find wide use by students and researchers in a number of fields."
—ARBA, 2015
Dr Hamir Singh Rathore is a retired professor and chairman of the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Hussain College of Engineereing and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.