Biological Management of Diseases of Crops Volume 1: Characteristics

With growing concern for environmental pollution and presence of chemical residues in grains, vegetables, fruits and other food materials, biological disease management tactics have emerged as potential alternative to chemical application for containing c

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Biological Management of Diseases of Crops Volume 1: Characteristics of Biological Control Agents

Biological Management of Diseases of Crops

Progress in Biological Control Volume 15 Published: Volume 6 A.E. Hajek, T.R. Glare and M.O’Callaghan (eds.): Use of Microbes for Control and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods. 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4020-8559-8 Volume 7 Jonathan G. Lundgren: Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-Prey Foods. 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4020-9234-3 Volume 8 S.S. Gnanamanickam: Biological Control of Rice Diseases ISBN: 978-90-481-2464-0 Volume 9 F.L. Cônsoli, J.R.P. Parra and R.A. Zucchi (eds.): Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma ISBN: 978-1-4020-9109-4 Volume 10 W.J. Ravensberg: A Roadmap to the Successful Development and Commercialization of Microbial Pest Control Products for Control of Arthropods ISBN: 978-94-007-0436-7 Volume 11 K. Davies and Y. Spiegel (eds.): Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4020-9647-1 Volume 12 J.M. Mérillon and K.G. Ramawat (eds.): Plant Defence: Biological Control ISBN: 978-94-007-1932-3 Volume 13 H. Roy, P. De Clercq, L.J. Lawson Handley, J.J. Sloggett, R.L. Poland and E. Wajnberg (eds.): Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach ISBN: 978-94-007-2708-3 Volume 14 G. Smagghe and I. Diaz (eds.): Arthropod-Plant Interactions: Novel Insights and Approaches for IPM ISBN: 978-94-007-3872-0

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Biological Management of Diseases of Crops Volume 1: Characteristics of Biological Control Agents

P. Narayanasamy Former Professor and Head, Department of Plant Pathology Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

P. Narayanasamy Grand Parade Apartments 32 D Thilagar Street, R. S. Puram Coimbatore 641 002, India [email protected]

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