Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops - Albajes, Ramon; Gullino, Maria Lodovica; van Lenteren, Joop C.; Elad, Yigal; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1999)
Setting the Stage: Characteristics of Protected Cultivation and Tools for Sustainable Crop Protection -- Major Pests and Diseases in Greenhouse Crops -- Viral Diseases -- Fungal and Bacterial Diseases -- Tools for IPM in Greenhouses -- Principles of Epidemiology, Population Biology, Damage Relationships and Integrated Control of Diseases and Pests -- Sampling and Monitoring Pests and Diseases -- Managing The Greenhouse, Crop and Crop Environment -- Host- Plant Resistance to Pathogens and Arthropod Pests -- Disinfestation of Soil and Growth Media -- Pesticides in IPM: Selectivity, Side-effects, Application and Resistance Problems -- Decision Tools for Integrated Pest Management -- Insect and Mite Pests -- Biological and Microbial Control of Greenhouse Pests and Diseases -- Evaluation and use of Predators and Parasitoids for Biological Control of Pests in Greenhouses -- Biological Control of Whiteflies -- Biological Control of Mites -- Biological Control of Aphids -- Biological Control of Thrips -- Biological Control of Leafminers -- Current and Potential use of Polyphagous Predators -- Mass Production, Storage, Shipment and Quality Control of Natural Enemies -- Microbial Control of Pests in Greenhouses -- Commercial Aspects of Biological Pest Control in Greenhouses -- Nematodes -- Biological and Microbial Control of Greenhouse Pests and Diseases -- Biological Control of Soilborne Pathogens -- Biological Control of Diseases in the Phyllosphere -- Genetic Manipulation for Improvement of Microbial Biocontrol Agents -- Production and Commercialization of Biocontrol Products -- Evaluation of Risks Related to the Release of Biocontrol Agents Active Against Plant Pathogens -- The Role of the Host in Biological Control of Diseases -- Implementation of IPM: Case Studies -- Implementation of IPM: From Research to the Consumer -- Tomatoes -- Cucurbits -- Strawberries -- Sweet Peppers -- Ornamentals.
Keywords: Animal systematics; Animal taxonomy; Plant pathology; Agriculture; Nature conservation; Ecology .; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Pathology; Agriculture; Nature Conservation; Ecology