Rational pesticide use : proceedings of the ninth long ashton symposium / edited by K.J. Brent & R.K. Atkin.
Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1987.Description: ix, 348 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521320689
- 0521320682
- 632.95 22 RAT
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Contents;
1. Natural selection in crop protection P. T. Haskell
SECTION I. ENVIRONMENT:
2. Effects of pesticides on wildlife and priorities in future studies J. P. Dempster
3. Integrating chemical control with the activity of beneficial organisms S. A. Hassan
4. Environmental toxicology - its role in crop protection C. F. Wilkinson
5. Pesticide registration: benefit or bureaucracy? B. Thomas
SECTION 2 . APPLICATION:
6. Requirements for effective and efficient pesticide application E. C. Hislop
7. The needs of application research in different countries E. Kersting
8. Basic phenomena active in electrostatic pesticide spraying S. E. Law
9. The efficient aerial application of sprays J. J. Spillman
10. Mathematical modelling in spray engineering research J. A. Marchant
SECTION 3 . RESISTANCE:
11. Fungicide resistance in crops - its practical significance and management K. J. Brent
12. Build-up and persistence of fungicide resistance J. Dekker
13. Resistance and hormoligosis as driving forces behind pest outbreaks V. Dittrich
14. Strategies for prevention of herbicide resistance in weeds J. Gressel
15. Pesticide resistance: strategies and co-operation in the agrochemical industry C. N. E. Ruscoe
SECTION 4 . FORECASTING AND PEST MANAGEMENT:
16. Decision theory and the economics of crop protection measures J. P. G. Webster
17. Rationality in pesticide use and the role of forecasting E. J. Tait
18. Advances in disease forecasting W. E. Fry
19. Potential opportunities for rational pest control in developing countries C. A. J. Putter
20. Forecasting annual crop pests: advantages and limitations Y. Robert
21. Practice and progress in pest forecasting T. Lewis
22. Progress towards rational weed control strategies G. W. Cussans, R. D. Cousens and B. J. Wilson
23. Advising the farmer on pesticide use: a viewpoint from the agrochemical industry J. O. Walker
24. Commercial implementation of forecast methods J. Wilson
Subject index : p. 343-348
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