| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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CAB books |
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CAB books
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| Contents |
Coffee as a crop and commodity -- The basics of the coffee crop -- World coffee production -- Insect pests and their management -- Stem- and branch-borers -- Berry-feeding insects -- Insects that feed on buds, leaves, green shoots and flowers -- Root- and collar-feeding insects -- Diseases and their management -- Foliage and shoot diseases -- Berry diseases -- Wilt diseases and diseases of the root and stem -- Nematodes -- Nutrient deficiencies and physiological diseases -- Integrated crop management -- Nursery management, transplantation and crop maintenance -- Shade management, conservation and biodiversity -- Postharvest and processing pests and microbial problems -- Integrated pest management and pest management technologies |
| Summary |
This book covers the origins, botany, agroecology and worldwide production statistics of coffee, and the insect pests, plant pathogens, nematodes and nutrient deficiencies that afflict it. With emphasis on integrated crop management, this book reviews control measures suitable for any coffee pest or disease and will enable agriculturists to design and implement sustainable pest management systems. This book will be an invaluable resource to professional agriculturists, entomologists and pathologists, and students of tropical agriculture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Coffee -- Diseases and pests.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Coffea.
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Insects.
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Nematoda.
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Coffee.
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Crop production.
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Insect pests.
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Integrated control.
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Integrated pest management.
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Nutrient deficiencies.
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Origin.
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Pest control.
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Plant disease control.
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Plant ecology.
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Plant nutrition.
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Plant parasitic nematodes.
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Plant pathogens.
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Plant pests.
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World.
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Coffee -- Diseases and pests
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bigger, M.
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Hillocks, R. J.
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| ISBN |
9781845932091 |
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1845932099 |
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1281004367 |
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9781281004369 |
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9786611004361 |
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661100436X |
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