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Biological Control for Plant Protection: Recent Advances in Research and Sustainability

Editors: Sonika Sharma, Talwinder Kaur, Ashutosh Sharma, Bahaderjeet Singh

Biological Control for Plant Protection: Recent Advances in Research and Sustainability

ISBN: 979-8-89881-121-1
eISBN: 979-8-89881-120-4 (Online)

Introduction

With pesticide overuse threatening ecosystems, food safety, and human health, Biological Control for Plant Protection: Recent Advances in Research and Sustainability addresses one of the most pressing challenges in modern agriculture, enhancing crop productivity while reducing reliance on chemical pesticides.

Integrating scientific advances with practical strategies to support integrated pest, weed, and disease management systems, the book brings together contributions from leading researchers and academicians providing an up-to-date compilation of topics ranging from isolation, characterization, and mass rearing of natural enemies to the field application of botanicals and biological methods for biotic stress management in plants.

Key Features:

  • - Explores cutting-edge biological control methods for pests, pathogens, and weeds.
  • - Highlights environmentally sustainable alternatives to chemical pesticides.
  • - Covers natural enemies, botanicals, and biofertilizers as components of integrated management.
  • - Presents case studies and research from diverse agroecosystems, including organic farming.
  • - Provides a comprehensive reference for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.


Readership:

Scientists, agricultural researchers, agronomists, students, and practitioners seeking innovative, sustainable solutions to plant protection.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Sonika Sharma
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012, Punjab
India


Talwinder Kaur
Department of Microbiology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005, Punjab
India


Ashutosh Sharma
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012, Punjab
India


Bahaderjeet Singh
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture
Guru Kashi University
Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda 151302, Punjab
India



Contributor(s):
Amandeep Singh
Department of Agriculture
Khalsa College Garhdiwala
Hoshiarpur 144207
Punjab, India


Ashun Chaudhary
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Abhinay Thakur
PG Department of Zoology
DAV College Jalandhar
Jalandhar 144008
Punjab, India


Anjali Khajuria
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Arshdeep Singh
Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


Anita Jaswal
Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


Adhimoolam Karthikeyan
Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute
Jeju National University
Jeju 690576
South Korea


Amritpal Mehta
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture
Guru Kashi University
Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda 151302
Punjab, India


Ashutosh Sharma
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012
Punjab, India


Abhay Punia
Department of Zoology
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012
Punjab, India


Bitaisha Nakishuka Shukuru
Department of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144402
Punjab, India


Bahaderjeet Singh
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture
Guru Kashi University
Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda 151302
Punjab, India


Damini
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Devendra Kumar
Department of Plant Pathology
LPU
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


Deepak Kumar
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Devina Seram
Department of Entomology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar 144402
Punjab, India


Deepika Sharma
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012
Punjab, India
/
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni Solan 173230
Himachal Pradesh, India


Haobijam James Watt
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar 144402
Punjab, India


Harender Raj Gautam
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni Solan 173230
Himachal Pradesh, India


Indu Sharma
Department of Life Sciences
University Institute of Sciences, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University
Khiala, Jalandhar 144030
Punjab, India


Jaya Verma
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Kushal Thakur
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Kirti Raina
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Kamlesh Bali
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Kanika Khanna
Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Kuldeep Thakur
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni Solan 173230
Himachal Pradesh, India


Lipsa Dehal
Department of Zoology
Kanya Maha Vidyalya
Jalandhar 144004
Punjab, India


Monika Yadav
Department of Applied Science and Humanities (Environmental Science), Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Rama University
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 209217
India


Marvi Khajuria
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Mohd Ali
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Maninder Singh
Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


Nandni Sharma
Department of Zoology
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012
Punjab, India


Nalini Singh Chauhan
Department of Zoology
Kanya Maha Vidyalya
Jalandhar 144004
Punjab, India


Palak Thakur
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Parkirti
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Puja Ohri
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Prem Lal Sharma
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni Solan 173230
Himachal Pradesh, India


Ruchika Kumari
Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206
India


Rohit Sharma
Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173230
India


Rohit Sharma
Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana (Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics)
Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
221005, Uttar Pradesh
India


Randeep Singh
PG Department of Zoology
Khalsa College
Amritsar 143002
Punjab, India


Rajesh Kumari Manhas
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


R. N. Jadeja
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Vadodara, Gujarat 390002
India


Ramandeep Kour
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


R. K. Gupta
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


R. S. Bandral
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Ravinderjit Kaur
Department of Zoology
S.R. Govt. College for Women
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Raman Tikoria
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Roohi Sharma
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Renu Bhardwaj
Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Sagar Mohanty
Department of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Phagwara 144402
Punjab, India


Suheel Ahmed Ganai
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Shafiya Rashid
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Shahida Ibrahim
Department of Entomology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Simranjeet Kour
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Ludhiana 141004
Punjab, India


Sonika Sharma
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
DAV University
Jalandhar 144012
Punjab, India


Sonali Bhagat
Department of Plant Pathology, FoA
SKUAST-Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir 180009
India


Sneha Choudhary
Department of Plant Pathology
LPU
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


Sandeep Kour
Nematology Lab, Department of Zoology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005
Punjab, India


Sunita Chandel
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni Solan 173230
Himachal Pradesh, India


Shimpy Sarkar
Department of Entomology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144411
Punjab, India


S. Kolhe
Department of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara 144402
Punjab, India


T.S. Archana
Department of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Phagwara 144402
Punjab, India


Talwinder Kaur
Department of Microbiology
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar143005
Punjab, India



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