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Durable Resistance in Crops
Lamberti, F. (Institute Of Agricultural Nematology Of The Cnr, Bari, Italy); Waller, J. M.; Graaff, N. A. Van Der
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paperback. Series: NATO Science Series A. Num Pages: 468 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Plant diseases and pests are a major constraint to agricultural production despite the various measures used to control them. Chemical control, although often e~~ective, may pose environmental hazards and is relatively expensive, especially in developing countries where it may be completely uneconomic. Control through genetically mediated resistance to diseases and pests, is both cheap and environmentally sa~e and at present most diseases and pests o~ staple ~ood crops are controlled through some form of resistance. One of the basic problems in the use of resistance is its ~re quent lack of durability; very often a type of resistance is used ... Read more
Plant diseases and pests are a major constraint to agricultural production despite the various measures used to control them. Chemical control, although often e~~ective, may pose environmental hazards and is relatively expensive, especially in developing countries where it may be completely uneconomic. Control through genetically mediated resistance to diseases and pests, is both cheap and environmentally sa~e and at present most diseases and pests o~ staple ~ood crops are controlled through some form of resistance. One of the basic problems in the use of resistance is its ~re quent lack of durability; very often a type of resistance is used ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series A
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461593072
SKU
V9781461593072
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99-15
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