Fungicides in Crop Protection

by Robert Oliver, H. G. Hewitt

Overview

Plant pathogenic fungi cause devastating damage to crop production worldwide. The growing global population necessitates reduced crop losses to improve food security, and the control of fungal plant pathogens is vital to help maintain food production. Providing a concise and balanced review of fungicides used in crop protection, this book describes the science of fungicide use, selection and resistance within the context of farming situations. Major updates and additions reflecting the emergence of two new classes of fungicides (strobilurins and SDHI) and the increased incidence of fungicide resistance are included in this new edition, which also discusses legislative requirements to reduce fungicide applications, and current trends in fungicide use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780641669
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	12/12/2014
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Professor Richard Oliver is a Special Professor at Nottingham University, UK. Previously he was the John Curtin Distinguished Professor in the Centre for Crop Disease Management and Professor of Agriculture at Curtin University, Australia. He has been a Fellow of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Honorary Professor at Exeter University, a Fellow at Rothamsted Research and a Visiting Professor at Wageningen University. He is also a past President of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society and President of the British Society for Plant Pathology.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition

1. Introduction
2. Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens
3. The Fungicides Market
4. Fungicide Discovery
5. Fungicide Performance
6. Fungicide Resistance
7. Strategy and Tactics in the Use of Fungicides
8. Legislation and Regulation
9. The Future Prospects for Fungicides and Fungal Disease Control