Sucking Pests of Crops

Omkar

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Springer Verlag, Singapore
14 October 2021

Plant physiology; Plant pathology & diseases; Agricultural science; Pest control

Sucking pests are most notorious group of pests for agricultural crops. Unlike most pests with chewing mouth parts, sucking pests cause more severe damage to the crops and are complex to get identified until advanced stages of infection. Not only is this late detection detrimental to their effective control, sucking pests also often cause fungal growth and virus transmission. The book emphasizes on sucking pests of most major crops of India. It aims to reflect Indian scenario before the international readership. This book complies comprehensive information on sucking pests of crops and brings the attention of the readers to this multiple damage causing insect complex. The chapters are contributed by highly experienced Indigenous experts from Universities & ICAR institutes, and book collates useful content for students and young researchers in plant pathology, entomology and agriculture.

Edited by: Omkar
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 2020 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 807g
ISBN: 9789811561511
ISBN 10: 9811561516
Pages: 515
Publication Date: 14 October 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 Agricultural Crops.- 1 Sucking Pests of Cereals.- 2 Sucking Pests of Rice.- 3 Sucking of Pests Pulse crops.- 4 Sucking Pests of Sugarcane.- 5 Sucking Pests of Oilseed crops.- 6 Sucking Pests of Rapeseed Mustard.- 7 Sucking Pests of Soybean.- 8 Sucking Pests of Cotton.- 9 Sucking Pests of Forage crops.- Part 2 Horticultural Crops.- 10 Sucking Pests of Vegetable crops.- 11 Sucking Pests of Temperate Vegetable crops.- 12 Sucking Pests of Temperate fruits.- 13 Sucking Pests of Mango.- 14 Sucking Pests of Grape.- Sucking Pests of Banana.- 16 Sucking Pests of Citrus.

Professor Omkar has over three decades of teaching experience and has been actively involved research for nearly four decades. He is currently a Professor and Former Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226 007, India. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, and several other professional bodies. He was also a recipient of the Young Indian Zoologist of 20th Century Gold Medal (2000) by the Zoological Society of India; Prof. T. N. Ananthakrishnan Foundation Award (2012); Rescholar Award of Excellence in Agricultural Entomology by the Association of Entomologists, Patiala (2014); Prof. G. S. Shukla Gold Medal by the Academy of Environmental Biology, India (2014) and the Prestigious Saraswati Samman by Govt. of Uttar Pradesh (2017). His research focuses on identifying and harnessing the potential of beneficial insects, in particular ladybird beetles, for which he is globally recognized. He has completed ten research projects funded by state and central government agencies. He is author of several books and journal articles on this theme.

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