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. Ed(S): Heong, Kong Luen; Cheng, Jiaan; Escalada, Monina M. - Rice Planthoppers - 9789401795340 - V9789401795340
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Rice Planthoppers

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Description for Rice Planthoppers Hardback. Rice Planthoppers Editor(s): Heong, Kong Luen; Cheng, Jiaan; Escalada, Monina M. Num Pages: 247 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT7; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 557.

The book discusses planthopper pests of rice. These insects are one of the most destructive pests, threatening food security around the world. The historical development of the rice planthopper problem shows that they are secondary pests and single-discipline control tactics or strategies were not able to manage them, and instead caused frequent resurgences. This book not only presents new approaches to this persistent problem, but also new ecological methods, new perspectives on the effect of pesticide marketing, insights into developing resistant varieties and structural reforms in pest management. Integrating biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects, it clearly presents the latest ... Read more

Dr. K. L. Heong is the principal scientist and insect ecologist at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He has been researching rice planthoppers for more than 30 years. Dr. Heong is a fellow of the Third World Academy of Science and the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia.

Professor Jia-an Cheng is an insect ecologist who has been studying rice planthoppers for about 50 years. He is a professor at Zhejiang University, China.

Professor M.M. Escalada works at Visayas State University.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401795340
SKU
V9789401795340
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