Biopesticides for sustainable agriculture: prospects and constraints
- Author(s): Nutan Kaushik
- Size: 140 mm × 190 mm
- Pages: 240
- Binding: Paperback
- Weight: 300 gms
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788179930380
- Cover Price:
Rs.380.00 / US $25.00
- Special Price: Rs. 342.00 / US $23.00
Book Details
During the Green Revolution, achieving high crop yields at any cost was the ultimate goal. The emphasis now is on sustainable agriculture-increasing yields without harming the environment. Biopesticides are a vital component of sustainable agriculture. But are biopesticides as effective as chemical pesticides? Will farmers be able to use them and achieve high yields? What are the types of biopesticides available? What are the constraints faced by farmers and people in the market in procuring and selling them? This book answers these and similar questions. This volume is a collection of papers by eminent scientists working in the field of biopesticides. It gives examples of the successful use of biopesticides and problems associated with their widespread use. Some of the issues discussed include the relatively inadequate use of available biopesticides, most often due to the farmers' ignorance; poor quality of biopesticides; regulatory norms; the inability to implement large-scale initiatives; and the introduction of natural enemies to control pests. Targeting agriculturists, policy-makers, researchers, and representatives of the pesticide industry, Biopesticides for sustainable agriculture: prospects and constraints while focusing on India provides a global perspective on relevant research and methodologies in this field.
Table of Contents
Foreword
PrefaceRole
and limitations of biopesticides in sustainable agriculture
S Nagarajan
Biopesticides
for sustaining organic agricultural production
N Kaushik
Biopesticides
in India
V Singhal
Entomopathogen
biopesticides in integrated pest management
A Singh, O M Bambawale, and O P Sharma
Status
of regulatory norms for biopesticides in India
S Kulshrestha
The
Department of Biotechnologys initiatives towards the development and use
of biopesticides in India
S Wahab
Biopesticides
in sustainable agriculture: status and prospects
O P Dubey and O P Sharma
Neem
for sustainable pest management and environmental conservation
R C Saxena
Utilization
of neem biopesticides: technological and policy constraints
B S Parmar
Use
of biological control for insect pest management
A V Navarajan Paul
Utilization
of biopesticides in cotton pest management
G P Gupta and M Raghuraman
Prospects
and constraints in the application of pheromones and botanical pesticides
S Narasimhan and S Kannan
Food security, biopesticides vis-
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