Microbial Pest Control. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sushil Khetan.
• Authors: Khetan, Sushil
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Books in Soils, Plants and the Environment; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Part I; Chapter 1 Bacterial Insecticide:Bacillus thuringiensis; 1 Introduction; 2 Production of Bt; 3 Classification and Nomenclature of Bt; 4 Bt Crystal Proteins and Genes; 5 Insecticidal Activity; 6 Mode of Action; 7 Persistence; 8 Safety and Ecotoxicology of St; 9 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 2 Bacterial Insecticides forCrop and Forest Protectionand Insect Vector Control; 1 Introduction; 2 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; 3 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis 4 Bacillus sphaericus5 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3 Genetically Modified Bt Strainsand Bt Transgenic Plants; 1 Introduction; 2 Novel Bt Strains Through Conventional GeneticTechniques; 3 Recombinant DNA Technology; 4 Insect-Tolerant Transgenic Crop Plants; 5 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 4 Formulation of Bacterial Insecticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of Microbial Insecticide Formulations; 3 Formulation Attributes Having Impact on Efficacyof Bacterial Insecticides; 4 Commonly Used Formulations of Bt; 5 Improved St Formulations 6 Target-Specific Tailor-Made Formulations ofBacterial Larvicides7 Efficient Delivery is Equivalent to Effectiveness atLow Dose; 8 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5 Insect Resistance to Bt Toxins; 1 Introduction; 2 Resistance to Bt toxins in Lepidoptera; 3 Synergistic Interactions of Bt-israe/ensis Toxinsand Effect on Resistance Development; 4 Insect Resistance to B. sphaericus; 5 Resistance Management of Bt Toxins; 6 Concluding Remarks; Part II; Chapter 6 Natural and RecombinantViral Insecticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Baculoviruses; 3 Genetically Modified Baculovirusesfor Insect Control 4 Concluding RemarksChapter 7 Biofungicides; 1 Introduction; 2 Biological Control of Soil-Borne Diseases; 3 Soil-borne Diseases; 4 Biological Control of Aerial Plant Diseases; 5 Control of Post-Harvest Decay ofFruits and Vegetables; 6 Biological Control with Trichoderma Species; 7 Biological Control withFluorescent Pseudomonads; 8 Production of Biofungicides; 9 Formulation of Biofungicides; 10 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 8 Bioherbicides; 1 Introduction; 2 Fungal Bioherbicides; 3 Bacterial Bioherbicides; 4 Environmental Limitations for Efficacyof Bioherbicides; 5 Production of Bioherbicides 6 Formulation of Fungal Bioherbicides7 Formulation of Bacterial Bioherbicides; 8 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 9 Mycoinsecticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Mode of Action; 3 Production of Mycoinsecticides; 4 Formulation of Mycoinsecticides; 5 Concluding Remarks; Part III; Chapter 10 Integrated Use of Biopesticidesand Synthetic Chemical Pesticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Integrated Use of Biofungicides; 3 Integrated Use of Bioherbicides; 4 Integrated Use of Bioinsecticides; 5 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 11 Commercialization ofBiopesticides; 1 Introduction; 2 Commercialization Aspects
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 632/.96; Entomology; Crop science; Crop science; Entomology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482270631; 1482270633
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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