General Concepts in Integrated Pest and Disease Management Book

Introduction. 1. Application of Information Technology in IDM/IPM. 2. Soilborne disease management with Pseudomonas spp. 3. Management of plant diseases through remote sensing and related technologies. 4. Integrated management of insect borne viruses by means of transmission interference as an alternative to pesticides. 5. A review of infection models in disease management. 6. Management of postharvest diseases in fruit crops (sweet cherry, peach, nectarine, apple, pear). 7. A review on integrated pest and disease management using Bacillus-based biocontrol agents. 8. Concepts on genetic manipulation as a tool for IDM/IPS. 9. Plant disease epidemics in IDM. 10. Integrated Management of apple diseases. 11. General concepts in soil pests control in tropical environments. 12. General concepts and advances in the integrated/biological management of plant diseases through remote sensing and related technologies. 13. Concepts of siderophore application in integrated disease management and Rhamnolipid: a novel tensioactive compound for biocontrol application. 14. Mycorrhizae in plant disease management. 15. Pest outbreaks caused by resurgence and replacement. 16. The costs of chemical pest management: the case of Costa Rica. Index.