Sustainable Pest Management in Date Palm: Current Status and Emerging Challenges
Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae), is an important palm species cultivated since pre-historic times in the arid regions of the world and traditionally associated with the life and culture of the people in the Middle-East and North Africa which are the pre-dominant date palm gro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Date Palm Production and Pest Management Challenges
- 2. Biology and Management of Red Palm Weevil
- 3. Bridging the Knowledge Gaps for Development of Basic Components of Red Palm Weevil IPM
- 4. Longhorn Stem Borer and Frond Borer of Date Palm
- 5. Dynastid Beetle Pests
- 6. Carob Moth, Lesser Date Moth and Raisin Moth
- 7. Major Hemipteran Pests
- 8. Sap Beetles
- 9. Pests of Stored Dates
- 10. Phytoplasmas and their Insect Vectors: Implications for Date Palm
- 11. The Role of Semiochemicals in Date Pest Management
- 12. Mite Pests of Date Palms
- 13. Post-harvest Processing of Dates: Drying, Disinfestation and Storage