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Klappentext Presents a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton! one of the world's major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. Zusammenfassung This book is a synthesis and a celebration of a large body of agro-ecological research carried out on the management of the pests of cotton, one of the worlds major crops and one which has historically been a very heavy consumer of inputs of pesticides. It demonstrates how agro-ecological approaches to pest management are at last approaching themainstream with an increasing recognition that farmland delivers a wide range of ecosystem services (nature‘s goods and services), including but certainly not solely comprising the production of food. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsForeword by Steve WrattenForeword by Bernard Chevassus-au-LouisPreface by the authorsIntroductionThe New Issues In Case ProtectionReducing Harvest Losses Still FurtherLearning Lessons from First Generation Green RevolutionAdvancing the Concept of Rational Crop ProtectionEnsuring the Maintenance of Biodiversity and the Sustainable Functioning of AgroecosystemsCotton! A Case StudyCotton and Its CultivationInsects and Weeds! Major Constraints to Cotton ProductionSensitivity to Pests and Damage and the Compensation Capacity of CottonStepping off the Pesticide TreadmillSuccess and Disillusionment or the Need for Know-howTowards Supervised Chemical ControlManagement of the Phenomenon of Resistance to PesticidesCrop Protection at the CrossroadsThe Concept of Integrated ControlControl Suppression Eradication Management or ProtectionEradication of Cotton PestsConsiderations for IPM in Cotton CultivationHarmonizing Control Methods: Mirage and RealityOptimizing Varietal Selection and Transforming Living OrganismsForeseeing the Development of ResistanceExploiting Natural Plant Defenses and Promoting Biological ControlEcological Bases of the Management of Populations"Think Globally! Act LocallyCombing Productivity and the Provision of Ecological Services Towards Agroecological Management of CommunitiesHabitat Management: The Factor Uniting Agronomy and EcologyAgronomic and Agroecological Innovations in Cotton ProductionControlling Outbreaks by Planning of Agarian Structures and Managing Plant BiodiversityConclusionFurther ReadingGlossaryAcronymsIndex ...
