Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 31: Biocontrol

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This book presents advanced ecological techniques for crop cultivation and the chapters are arranged into four sections, namely general aspects, weeds, fungi, worms and microbes. Biocontrol is an ecological method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms. This practice has been used for centuries. Biocontrol relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. Natural enemies of insect pests, also known as biological control agents, include predators, parasitoids, pathogens, and competitors. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Ecological Intensification in Asian Rice Production Systems (G.A.S. Ginigaddara)....Pages 1-23 Transhumance, Livestock Mobility and Mutual Benefits Between Crop and Livestock Production (Suman Aryal, Tek Maraseni, Geoff Cockfield, Lisa Lobry de Bruyn)....Pages 25-39 Weeds, Herbicides and Plant Disease Management (Babak Pakdaman Sardrood, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh)....Pages 41-178 Ecological Methods for Weed Management (Tarundeep Kaur, Navjyot Kaur, Makhan S. Bhullar)....Pages 179-216 Effect of Agricultural Chemicals and Organic Amendments on Biological Control Fungi (Babak Pakdaman Sardrood, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh)....Pages 217-359 Ecology, Population Biology and Management of Chilli Anthracnose (Pallavi Rai, Prem Lal Kashyap, Sudheer Kumar, Alok K. Srivastava, Mala Trivedi)....Pages 361-388 Nematode Parasites of Grapevines (Tarique Hassan Askary, Aroosa Khalil, Nowsheen Nazir, Akhtar Ali Khan, Shafat Ahmad Banday)....Pages 389-423 Behavioural Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for Insect Biocontrol (Tarique Hassan Askary, M. Jamal Ahmad, A. R. Wani, Sajad Mohiddin, Muneer Ahmad Sofi)....Pages 425-441 Beneficial Soil Microbiome for Sustainable Agriculture Production (Carmine Crecchio, Tanja Mimmo, Davide Bulgarelli, Ilaria Pertot, Youry Pii, Michele Perazzolli et al.)....Pages 443-481 Chemotaxis Behavior of Pseudomonas Species and Biodegradation of Pollutants (Amina Meliani, Ahmed Bensoltane)....Pages 483-507 Back Matter ....Pages 509-511