The Role of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Agriculture (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Deshmukh, Sunil Kumar; Sridhar, Kandikere

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Entomopathogenic fungi are economically important fungi from environmental, agricultural, and human health perspectives. They are an alternative to chemical pesticides. They can also be used as biostimulants and biological control agents for mosquitoes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040312452
• Artikelnr.: 72525680

Autorenporträt

Sunil K. Deshmukh is a Scientific Advisor to Greenvention Biotech, Uruli-Kanchan, Pune, India, and Agpharm Bioinnovations LLP, Patiala, Punjab, India. Veteran industrial mycologist spent a substantial part of his career in drug discovery at Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited [now Sanofi India Ltd.], Mumbai, and Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia. Kandikere R. Sridhar is an adjunct faculty member at Mangalore University, India. His primary area of study is aquatic fungi in freshwater and marine waters. He has research collaborations in the USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal. He was president of the Mycological Society of India (2018), a distinguished Asian mycologist (2015), and one of the world's top 2% scientists in the field of mycology (2019-21).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. SCIENCE, HISTORY AND EXPLORATION. The Science Behind
Entomopathogenic Fungi: Mechanisms and Applications. Historical
Perspectives on Biopesticides. Exploration of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the
Western Ghats. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. Integrated Pest Management by
Biological Control. Biocontrol of Insect Pests by Natural Enemies.
BIOCONTROL OF INSECT PESTS. Entomopathogenic Fungi: Bioweapons Against
Insect Pests. Specificity and Biocontrol Potential of Entomopathogenic
Fungi. Entomopathogenic Perspectives of Nomuraea rileyi. Potential of
Trichoderma in Combating Insect Pests. Entomopathogenic Fungi for the
Control of Aedes Mosquitoes. Entomopathogenic Fungi and Groundnut Pests:
Applications, Challenges and Prospects. ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES.
Metabolic Profile of the Entomopathogenic Fungi. Pest Control Strategies
using Secondary Metabolites of Entomopathogenic Fungi. CULTURING
ENTOMOPATHOGENS. Mass Production of Beauveria bassiana. Solid-State Culture
Spore Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi.