Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services. Dr. Sawicka obtained her PhD from the Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland. Since 1999 she has been a Professor at the University of Life Science in Lublin and was promoted to Head of the Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Sciences in 2012. She is an honorary member of the Advisory board of Journal Archives of Agricultural and Environmental Science, a member of the advisory board of International Journal of Research & Methodology in Social Science, and also the board of ‘STUDIA NATURAE”, for the Annals Universitatis Pedagoogicae Cracoviensis. She has over 280 original research papers, 8 books and 1 patent. Her research areas of interest are Agronomy, Agribusiness and Rural Development, Bioengineering, Environmental Protection, Food Sciences, Food Safety, Commodity Products.

• PART I: GREEN APPROACH TO PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL1. Pests of Agricultural Crops and Control Measures2. Plant Diseases, Pathogens and Diagnosis3. Pesticide Use in Agriculture: Impacts and Way Forward4. Biopesticides, Safety Issues and Market Trends5. Natural Compounds against Plant Pests and Pathogens6. Phytochemicals of Plant Derived Essential Oils: A Novel Green Approach against Pests7. Semiochemicals: A Green Approach to Pest and Disease Control8. Fungistatic Properties of Lectin-Containing Extracts of Medicinal PlantsPART II: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MEASURES9. Weed Control by Allelopathic Compounds from Different Plants: A Bioherbicide Approach10. Microbial Control of Pests and Weeds11. Biological Control of Pests by Endophytic Microorganisms　PART III: TECHNIQUES, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH12. Techniques for the Detection, Identification and Diagnosis of Agricultural Pathogens and Diseases13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods in Detection of Foodborne Pathogens14. Plant biotechnology in food security15. Homemade Preparations of Natural Biopesticides and Applications16. The Use of Vermiwash and Vermicompost Foliar Spray in Pest and Disease Control17. Genetic Modification as a Control Mechanism to Plant Pest and Disease Attack18. Biopesticides Formulation and Delivery Techniques19. Safe Storage and Preservation Techniques in Commercialized Agriculture20. Advances in the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Plant Pest and Disease management21. Application of Computational Techniques in Plant Pathology

Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services. Dr. Sawicka obtained her PhD from the Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland. Since 1999 she has been a Professor at the University of Life Science in Lublin and was promoted to Head of the Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Sciences in 2012. She is an honorary member of the Advisory board of Journal Archives of Agricultural and Environmental Science, a member of the advisory board of International Journal of Research & Methodology in Social Science, and also the board of ‘STUDIA NATURAE”, for the Annals Universitatis Pedagoogicae Cracoviensis. She has over 280 original research papers, 8 books and 1 patent. Her research areas of interest are Agronomy, Agribusiness and Rural Development, Bioengineering, Environmental Protection, Food Sciences, Food Safety, Commodity Products.

• PART I: GREEN APPROACH TO PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL1. Pests of Agricultural Crops and Control Measures2. Plant Diseases, Pathogens and Diagnosis3. Pesticide Use in Agriculture: Impacts and Way Forward4. Biopesticides, Safety Issues and Market Trends5. Natural Compounds against Plant Pests and Pathogens6. Phytochemicals of Plant Derived Essential Oils: A Novel Green Approach against Pests7. Semiochemicals: A Green Approach to Pest and Disease Control8. Fungistatic Properties of Lectin-Containing Extracts of Medicinal PlantsPART II: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MEASURES9. Weed Control by Allelopathic Compounds from Different Plants: A Bioherbicide Approach10. Microbial Control of Pests and Weeds11. Biological Control of Pests by Endophytic Microorganisms　PART III: TECHNIQUES, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH12. Techniques for the Detection, Identification and Diagnosis of Agricultural Pathogens and Diseases13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods in Detection of Foodborne Pathogens14. Plant biotechnology in food security15. Homemade Preparations of Natural Biopesticides and Applications16. The Use of Vermiwash and Vermicompost Foliar Spray in Pest and Disease Control17. Genetic Modification as a Control Mechanism to Plant Pest and Disease Attack18. Biopesticides Formulation and Delivery Techniques19. Safe Storage and Preservation Techniques in Commercialized Agriculture20. Advances in the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Plant Pest and Disease management21. Application of Computational Techniques in Plant Pathology

Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services. Dr. Sawicka obtained her PhD from the Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland. Since 1999 she has been a Professor at the University of Life Science in Lublin and was promoted to Head of the Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Sciences in 2012. She is an honorary member of the Advisory board of Journal Archives of Agricultural and Environmental Science, a member of the advisory board of International Journal of Research & Methodology in Social Science, and also the board of ‘STUDIA NATURAE”, for the Annals Universitatis Pedagoogicae Cracoviensis. She has over 280 original research papers, 8 books and 1 patent. Her research areas of interest are Agronomy, Agribusiness and Rural Development, Bioengineering, Environmental Protection, Food Sciences, Food Safety, Commodity Products.

• PART I: GREEN APPROACH TO PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL1. Pests of Agricultural Crops and Control Measures2. Plant Diseases, Pathogens and Diagnosis3. Pesticide Use in Agriculture: Impacts and Way Forward4. Biopesticides, Safety Issues and Market Trends5. Natural Compounds against Plant Pests and Pathogens6. Phytochemicals of Plant Derived Essential Oils: A Novel Green Approach against Pests7. Semiochemicals: A Green Approach to Pest and Disease Control8. Fungistatic Properties of Lectin-Containing Extracts of Medicinal PlantsPART II: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MEASURES9. Weed Control by Allelopathic Compounds from Different Plants: A Bioherbicide Approach10. Microbial Control of Pests and Weeds11. Biological Control of Pests by Endophytic Microorganisms　PART III: TECHNIQUES, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH12. Techniques for the Detection, Identification and Diagnosis of Agricultural Pathogens and Diseases13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods in Detection of Foodborne Pathogens14. Plant biotechnology in food security15. Homemade Preparations of Natural Biopesticides and Applications16. The Use of Vermiwash and Vermicompost Foliar Spray in Pest and Disease Control17. Genetic Modification as a Control Mechanism to Plant Pest and Disease Attack18. Biopesticides Formulation and Delivery Techniques19. Safe Storage and Preservation Techniques in Commercialized Agriculture20. Advances in the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Plant Pest and Disease management21. Application of Computational Techniques in Plant Pathology