Reprint

Advances in Alternative Measures in Plant Protection

Edited by
May 2023
374 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7396-0 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7397-7 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Advances in Alternative Measures in Plant Protection that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary

Due to increasing concern about the use of pesticides and its potential side effects, this book considers the development and application of alternative, environmental-friendly, plant protection methods for the control of weeds, disease, and pests (predators, parasitoids, competitors, plant-plant interactions, microelements, biopesticides). Some of the main advantages of the measures presented in papers are the absence of toxicity to humans and vertebrates, beneficial organisms, and the environment, as well as the absence of pest resistance. In order to provide sustainable and eco-friendly food production, those are important subjects, both in conventional, organic and integrated agricultural farming. Through reviews and original research articles, this reprint covers all aspects of alternative measures in plant protection.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© by the authors
Keywords
biopesticides; agriculture; food supply; microorganisms; antifungal; Botryosphaeriaceae; chitosan; GTDs; madder; stevioside; Vitis vinifera; biocontrol; Heterorhabditis; pest and pathogen management; Photorhabdus; marketing; fungi; Fusarium; selenium; micronutrient; inhibition; bioactivity; biologically active compounds; fungistatic effects; quercetin; red alga; rosmarinic acid; basal stem rot (BSR); phenolic compounds; lignin; cellulose; hemicellulose; silica body; crystalline cellulose; biodegradation; nematode management; biological control; mechanisms; host plant resistance; synthetic nematicide; botanicals; optimizing strategies; allelopathy; oxidative stress; maize; soybean; sunflower; entomopathogenic fungi; Tenebrio molitor; virulence; pathogenicity; growth stimulation; plant–microbe–pest interactions; rhizosphere competence; gallic acid; catechin; epicatechin; fungal diseases; grape berry; hybrids; Penicillium; Botrytis; Colletotrichum; Alternaria; Monilinia; post-harvest diseases; Tetranychus urticae; Euseius stipulatus; Typhlodromus sp.; Phytoseiulus persimilis; citrus orchard; monitoring; predators; pest; treatments; aphid; conservation biocontrol; parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; floral resource plant; field margin; Erysiphe alphitoides; the shoot-biomass amount; Compu Eye, Leaf & Symptom Area; antifungal endophytes; secondary metabolites; biological control; volatile compounds; anti-oomycete; Phytophthora infestans; sporangia germination; Solanum lycopersicum; integrated disease management; plant extracts; defense inducers; incidence; AUDPC; oxidative stress; germination; inhibition; biopesticide; plant–nematode interactions; nematode effectors and control; plant resistance; amino acids; biostimulant; glutathione; herbicide; safener; sunflower; biopesticides; organic waste; formulation; improvement; antifungal activity; marine; saline; wetland; post-harvest; antifungal effect; chloroxylenol; phenic; phenol; Sclerotium rolfsii; tomato plants; n/a