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Natural Products in Plant Pest Management (Hardcover)

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By Nawal Kishore Dubey (Editor)
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Overzealous and indiscriminate use of many synthetic pesticides during recent decades in the control of plant pests has resulted in a number of environmental and toxicological problems. Reducing the release of synthetic chemicals into the environment requires that alternative sources of chemicals are developed that can be used safely in the management of plant pests. Botanical antimicrobials derived from plants are currently recognized as biodegradable, systemic, eco-friendly and non-toxic to mammals and are thus considered safe. Their modes of action against pests are diverse. Natural compounds are well suited to organic food production in industrialised countries and can play greater roles in the protection of food crops in developing countries.

This book is the first to bring together the chemistry and biology of natural pesticides and discuss modern trends in their development and use in pest management.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781845936716
ISBN-10: 184593671X
Publisher: Cabi
Publication Date: April 1st, 2011
Pages: 293
Language: English