Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Sudarshan Chakraborti Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 368 ISBN: 9783848416356
Описание
This volume has detailed coverage of the important insect pests of cashew. The mirid bug, Helopeltis sp., is a well-established key pest irrespective of the zoo-geographical situations and is also a serious future threat for the non-occurring zones. Other important foliage pests like webbers, shoot tip caterpillars, thrips, leaf miners and apple and nut borers have also been adequately covered. Stem and root borers form a very serious pest-complex and hence, extensive information on this group have been synthesized. Natural enemies play an important role in a rational pest management strategy; those of cashew ecosystem have been covered in great detail. Pollinators play a defining role in cashew production systems but are adversely affected by synthetic inorganic pesticides. An entire sub-section has been devoted to this crucial biotic component. Insect infestation of stored raw nuts lead to both qualitative and quantitative degradation, resulting in poor kernel recovery and special...
