Biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes : soil ecosystem management in sustainable agriculture /
Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an importa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA :
CABI,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an important component of all nematode management programmes, and with a particular focus on integrated soil biology management, this book describes tools available to farmers to enhance the activity of natural enemies, and utilize soil biological processes to reduce losses from nematodes. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on opening page (viewed Mar. 23, 2015). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 510 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780644165 (electronic bk.) 1780644167 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1079/9781780644158.0000 |
| Access: | This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users. |