Natural Products in Plant Pest Management [recurso electrónico] / N. K. Dubey

Libro electronico adquirido a perpetuidad con la editorial CABI

Contenido: 6. Natural Products as Allelochemicals in Pest Management7. Potency of Plant Products in Control of Virus Diseases of Plants; 8. Phytochemicals as Natural Fumigants and Contact Insecticides Against Stored-product Insects; 9. Prospects of Large-scale Use of Natural Products as Alternatives to Synthetic Pesticides in Developing Countries; 10. Current Status of Natural Products i

Overzealous and indiscriminate use of many synthetic pesticides during recent decades in the control of plant pests has resulted in a number of environmental and toxicological problems. Reducing the release of synthetic chemicals into the environment requires that alternative sources of chemicals are developed that can be used safely in the management of plant pests. Botanical antimicrobials derived from plants are currently recognised as biodegradable, systemic, eco-friendly and non-toxic to mammals and are thus considered safe. Their modes of action against pests are diverse. Natural compounds are well suited to organic food production in industrialised countries and can play greater roles in the protection of food crops in developing countries. This book is the first to bring together relevant aspects of the basic and applied sciences of natural pesticides and discussed modern trends in the use of natural products in pest management.