Sustainable practices for plant disease management in traditional farming systems. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: H. David Thurston.
• Other Names: Thurston, H. David
• Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Application of Chemicals -- Pesticides -- Biological Control -- Biological Control -- Cultural Practices -- Planting -- Adjusting Density and Spacing -- Adjusting Depth of Planting -- Adjusting Time of Planting -- Site Selection -- Using Clean Seed -- Land Preparation Practices -- Fallow and Disease Management -- Fire and Slash and Burn -- Flooding and Plant Disease Management -- Mulching -- Organic Soil Amendments -- Raised Beds -- Rotations -- Terraces -- Tillage -- Crop Manipulations -- Harvesting and Post-Harvest Storage -- Multiple Cropping -- Multistory Cropping and Traditional Household Gardens -- Sanitation -- Shade -- Weeds and Wild Plants -- Host Plant Resistance -- Selection, Diversity, and Resistance -- Recommendations
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 632/.9; Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Control; Plant diseases; Sustainable agriculture; Traditional farming; Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Control; Plant diseases; Sustainable agriculture; Traditional farming
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000313734; 1000313735
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.