Recent Advances in Biopesticides : Biotechnological Applications
Contents: Foreword/K.V.B.R. Tilak. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Phytonematode management through bacteria: an underground battle for existence/Rakesh Pandey, Aakansha Gupta, H.N. Singh and Alok Kalra. 2. FAMEs: an efficient tool to investigate microbial diversity in agroecosystems/Rashmi Srivastava, K. Sharma and Bhavdish N. Johri. 3. Biological control of soil borne fungi/Ramesh Singh, P.C. Singh, Sandhya Kant and Udit Narain. 4. Managing plant viruses: biological based strategies/M. Zaim, M. Nagesh, A. Kalra, R. Randey and H.N. Singh. 5. Biopesticides--a boon to environment/J.K. Johri. 6. Management of rice diseases through induced resistance/Chinmay Biswas, S.K. Biswas and S.S.L. Srivastava. 7. Exploitation of Rhizobacteria to improve soil, plant, human and the environment health/Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal and K.V.B.R. Tilak. 8. Traditional pest management by farmers using plant species/P. Narayanasamy. 9. Biological control of plant diseases current status and future prospects/H.B. Singh, Brahma N. Singh, S.P. Singh, Shiv Raj Singh and B.K. Sarma. 10. Soil solarization in the management of soil borne pathogens and weeds in vegetable crops/Ramesh Singh, Dinesh Kumar, P.C. Singh, Sandhya Kant and Sunil Kushwaha.
"Excessive use of chemicals and pesticide in agricultural crops is being deplored by the community and scientists. It is because of the fact that, these not only result in environmental and safety hazards but also lead to development of new strains of pests and pathogens. Thus the use of 'organic products' which do not have any utilization of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are increasing day by day.
The book deals with the detailed description about a number of biopesticides which are used for management of fungi, bacteria, virus and nematodes. Topics like biological control of soil borne fungi, plant viruses, applications of bacteria, Rhizobacteria, plant species etc. are discussed in detail in the book.
The traditional aspect of biopesticide management along with the future prospects and biotechnological approaches and applications have been dealt in the book.
As biopesticide industry is growing at a fast pace and the use of new tools and techniques by the researchers are making it more meaningful, the volume as a whole will serve as a tool for the management of diseases in an ecofriendly manner."
