Sustainable Pest Management in Date Palm: Current Status and Emerging Challenges

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN estimates that there are over 100 million date palms with an annual production of over 7.5 million tonnes A recent report on the arthropod fauna of date palm, enlists 112 species of insects and mites associated with date palm worldwide including 22 species attacking stored dates.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt:922 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection
Antal sidor:429
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319243955

Utforska kategorier

Växtböcker inom Djur och Natur
Botanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Agronomi och lantbruk inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1. Date Palm Production and Pest Management Challenges.- 2. Biology and Management of Red Palm Weevil.- 3. Bridging the Knowledge Gaps for Development of Basic Components of Red Palm Weevil IPM.- 4. Longhorn Stem Borer and Frond Borer of Date Palm.- 5. Dynastid Beetle Pests.- 6. Carob Moth, Lesser Date Moth and Raisin Moth.- 7. Major Hemipteran Pests.- 8. Sap Beetles.- 9. Pests of Stored Dates.- 10. Phytoplasmas and their Insect Vectors: Implications for Date Palm.- 11. The Role of Semiochemicals in Date Pest Management.- 12. Mite Pests of Date Palms.- 13. Post-harvest Processing of Dates: Drying, Disinfestation and Storage