Sustainable Practices For Plant Disease Management In Traditional Farming Systems

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H. David Thurston

Sustainable Practices For Plant Disease Management In Traditional Farming Systems

H. David Thurston

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CRC Press
30 June 2020

Agricultural science

Most scientists and many of the world's farmers have abandoned traditional farming practices and systems in an effort to increase production and to improve the efficiency of land and labor use. The resulting ""modern"" systems largely ignore many of the sustainable pest management practices that have evolved among farmers over centuries. In this book

By: H. David Thurston
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 730g
ISBN: 9780367289317
ISBN 10: 0367289318
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface -- Introduction -- Application of Chemicals -- Pesticides -- Biological Control -- Biological Control -- Cultural Practices -- Planting -- Adjusting Density and Spacing -- Adjusting Depth of Planting -- Adjusting Time of Planting -- Site Selection -- Using Clean Seed -- Land Preparation Practices -- Fallow and Disease Management -- Fire and Slash and Burn -- Flooding and Plant Disease Management -- Mulching -- Organic Soil Amendments -- Raised Beds -- Rotations -- Terraces -- Tillage -- Crop Manipulations -- Harvesting and Post-Harvest Storage -- Multiple Cropping -- Multistory Cropping and Traditional Household Gardens -- Sanitation -- Shade -- Weeds and Wild Plants -- Host Plant Resistance -- Selection, Diversity, and Resistance -- Recommendations

H. David Thurston is professor of international agriculture and plant pathology at Cornell University.