Crop Protection Strategies: Under Climate Change Scenarios

Book Details

• Author: P. Parvatha Reddy

• Publisher: Scientific Publishers

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition

• Year: 2018

• ISBN: 9789387307087

• Pages: 421

• Cover: Hardbound

• Dimensions: 6.25 x 9.50 x 1.00 inches

• Weight: 772 gm

About the Book
Crop Protection Strategies under Climate Change Scenarios by Dr. P. Parvatha Reddy offers a comprehensive and up-to-date insight into the complex interactions between climate change and pest dynamics, with a focus on sustainable pest management strategies.

Key themes addressed in this book include:

• Effects of changing climate variables such as rising temperatures, CO₂ levels, altered precipitation, and extreme weather events (drought, floods, cyclones) on pest behavior and lifecycle.

• Impacts of climate change-induced consequences: These include expanded pest ranges, increased generations per season, overwintering survival, invasive species, biodiversity loss, altered crop-pest interactions, and new disease dynamics due to insect vectors.

• Advanced modeling approaches for predicting pest outbreaks and shifts in pest populations under future climate conditions.

• Adaptation and mitigation strategies for sustainable pest management including cultural, physical, chemical, biological methods, resistant crop varieties, and integrated pest management (IPM) practices.

The book serves as a vital reference for:

• Researchers and academicians engaged in entomology, plant pathology, climate science, and agricultural sustainability,

• Postgraduate students of agricultural sciences and environmental studies,

• Extension professionals and policy makers addressing pest-related risks in changing climatic conditions,

• Farmers and practitioners looking for resilient and eco-friendly pest control options.

This work not only underscores the challenges posed by climate change but also empowers stakeholders with actionable solutions to protect crop health and ensure food security in a warming world.