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Worldwide Pests of Important Commercial Flowers / Suprakash Pal and Indrajit Sarkar -- Specialty Flower Production and Trade Affected by Insect Pests and Quarantine Issues / R. D. Gautam, Sudhida G. Parihar, and Kishan Swaroop -- Global Floriculture Scenario / R. L. Misra and V. Baskaran -- Pests of Orchids and Their Management / Rumki Heloise Ch. Sangma and Duniya Ram Singh -- Insect Pests of Roses and Their Management / Jayalaxmi Narayan Hegde, K. N. Ashrith, G. S. Suma, A. K. Chakravarthy, and H. R. Gopalkrishna -- Insect Pests of Jasmine and Their Management / K. N. Ashrith and Jayalaxmi Narayan Hegde -- Nematode Pest Problems of Tuberose / Matiyar Rahaman Khan -- Role of Climate Change on Insect Pests of Commercial Flowers / M. A. Rashmi and A. K. Chakravarthy -- Integrated Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems with Special Reference to Flowers and Ornamental Plants / A. K. Chakravarthy and K. S. Nitin -- Pest Management of Flowering Plants Under Protected Cultivation / Sandeep Singh and Kavita Bajaj -- Eco-Friendly Management of Helicoverpa armigera in Commercial Flowers / Suprakash Pal and N. Ponnusamy -- Novel Chemicals in the Management of Pests of Commercial Flowers / Labani Maity, S. Samanta, and Arunava Samanta -- Sucking Pests Menace and Their Management on Floricultural Crops / Jaydeep Halder and Atanu Seni -- Role of Nanotechnology in the Pest Management of Commercial Flowers / Arunava Samanta,Biswajit Patra,and Sandip Patra -- Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) in Managing Pests of Ornamental Plants / Roshna Gazmer and Nripendra Laskar -- Pest Management in 'Vertical' and 'Green' Farms: -- A Newer Dimension in Commercial Floriculture / A. K. Chakravarthy and K. S. Nitin.
"Floricultural crops all over the world are challenged by a number of insect and mite pests. The pest scenario is changing, and with climate change the instances of new pest incidences have become a more common problem. Like other crops, the intensive cultivation of commercial flowers has accentuated pest problems, as farmers tend to use more agricultural chemicals, which, in turn, increase the problems of pesticide resistance, pest resurgence, and residues leading to health hazards. This volume, Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers, looks at the major challenges and improvements in this growing area today. It first provides an informative overview of worldwide pests of important commercial flowers. It explores a number of important issues in this area, such as the role of climate change on insect pests of commercial flowers and the synthetic chemicals and their possible harmful effects on the environment. It goes on to offer novel research on management of pest problems in commercial flower production, discussing eco-friendly techniques, the use of new and promising chemicals, the employment of indigenous technical knowledge, and more. This volume will be of immense value and use to floriculturists, entomologists, plant protection specialists, students, policymakers, and growers worldwide, encouraging them to adopt alternative pest suppression methods that are effective and eco-friendly"--
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