بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Fungal Biocontrol Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential
By
T. M. Butt(Editor) C. Jackson(Editor) N. Magan(Editor)
Publisher
CABI Publishing - 2001-12-15
Hardcover | 1st Edition | 350 Pages
ISBN: 0851993567
ISBN-13: 9780851993560
Summary
There is increasing interest in the use of fungi for the control of pests, weeds and diseases. This book brings together perspectives from pathology, ecology, genetics, physiology and production technology that address the use of fungi as biological control agents. Topics discussed include fungal nutrition and pathogensis, fungal toxins, control of plant and animal parasitic nematodes and production, storage, formulation and application technologies.
Fungal Biocontrol Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential
By
T. M. Butt(Editor) C. Jackson(Editor) N. Magan(Editor)
Publisher
CABI Publishing - 2001-12-15
Hardcover | 1st Edition | 350 Pages
ISBN: 0851993567
ISBN-13: 9780851993560
Summary
There is increasing interest in the use of fungi for the control of pests, weeds and diseases. This book brings together perspectives from pathology, ecology, genetics, physiology and production technology that address the use of fungi as biological control agents. Topics discussed include fungal nutrition and pathogensis, fungal toxins, control of plant and animal parasitic nematodes and production, storage, formulation and application technologies.
Contributors
Preface
1 Introduction - Fungal Biological Control Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential 1
2 Commercial Use of Fungi as Plant Disease Biological Control Agents: Status and Prospects 9
3 Use of Hyphomycetous Fungi for Managing Insect Pests 23
4 Biology, Ecology and Pest Management Potential of Entomophthorales 71
5 Exploitation of the Nematophagous Fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the Biological Control of Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) 155
6 Fungal Biocontrol Agents of Weeds 169
7 Monitoring the Fate of Biocontrol Fungi 193
8 Prospects for Strain Improvement of Fungal Pathogens of Insects and Weeds 219
9 Physiological Approaches to Improving the Ecological Fitness of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 239
10 Production, Stabilization and Formulation and Fungal Biocontrol Agents 253
11 The Spray Application of Mycopesticide Formulations 289
12 Toxic Metabolites of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 311
13 Safety of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 347
14 Fungal Biological Control Agents - Appraisal and Recommendations 377
Index 385
Preface
1 Introduction - Fungal Biological Control Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential 1
2 Commercial Use of Fungi as Plant Disease Biological Control Agents: Status and Prospects 9
3 Use of Hyphomycetous Fungi for Managing Insect Pests 23
4 Biology, Ecology and Pest Management Potential of Entomophthorales 71
5 Exploitation of the Nematophagous Fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the Biological Control of Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) 155
6 Fungal Biocontrol Agents of Weeds 169
7 Monitoring the Fate of Biocontrol Fungi 193
8 Prospects for Strain Improvement of Fungal Pathogens of Insects and Weeds 219
9 Physiological Approaches to Improving the Ecological Fitness of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 239
10 Production, Stabilization and Formulation and Fungal Biocontrol Agents 253
11 The Spray Application of Mycopesticide Formulations 289
12 Toxic Metabolites of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 311
13 Safety of Fungal Biocontrol Agents 347
14 Fungal Biological Control Agents - Appraisal and Recommendations 377
Index 385