Biological controls for preventing food deterioration : strategies for pre- and postharvest management /
Various biotic factors cause diseases in crops, which result infood losses. Historically pesticide development has been instructive to us in terms of the benefits derived as well as the hazards that accompany their indiscriminate use. The application offertilizers and pesticides to crops has become...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ, USA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Various biotic factors cause diseases in crops, which result infood losses. Historically pesticide development has been instructive to us in terms of the benefits derived as well as the hazards that accompany their indiscriminate use. The application offertilizers and pesticides to crops has become a norm inagricultural production, but this has led to resurgence in pests asthey have developed resistance to such chemicals. Biological control of plant pests and pathogens is part of the solution to this problem. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118533055 1118533054 9781118533048 1118533046 1118533062 9781118533062 9781118533024 111853302X |