Host plant resistance to insects
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Host plant resistance to insects
CAB International in association with the International Rice Research Institute, c1995
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Okayama University Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library
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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Library
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
The overuse and misuse of insecticides some four decades ago created major environmental problems and was followed by the development of an 'integrated pest management' approach to crop pests. This approach utilizes a combination of host plant resistance and cultural, biological and chemical control methods. Crop improvement programs emphasize the breeding of crop varieties with multiple resistance to pests, and resistant varieties developed in recent years represent some of the greatest achievements of modern agriculture. This book presents a broad overview of host plant resistance to insect pests. It shows how plants can defend themselves naturally and how insects have adapted to overcome these mechanisms through coevolution. It also describes screening and breeding for insect resistance.
Table of Contents
1: Foreword by G Rothschild 2: Introduction 3: Crop plant and insect diversity 4: Secondary plant metabolites for insect resistance 5: Insect-plant interactions 6: Host plant selection 7: Mechanisms of resistance 8: Factors affecting expression of resistance 9: Screening for insect resistance 10: Plant resistance and insect pest management 11: Genetics of resistance to insects 12: Breeding for resistance to insects
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