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After 35 years of studies, biological control using Trichogramma species is already a routine technique in Brazil. Studies in Brazil have advanced significantly, with increasing potential for use of Trichogramma species on sugarcane, cotton, soybean, corn, forests, fruit trees, and vegetables,...
Biological control started in Nicaragua in 1957 with a study of parasitoids of the fall armyworm and augmentative releases of parasitoids and predators against pests in cotton. In the 1970s, cotton production was no longer profitable due to the high costs of frequent pesticide sprays. With...
Cases of small-scale farmers who have both organic and Fair Trade certification in Asia are analysed and summarized in this chapter. It first reviews the literature on the benefits of organic and Fair Trade production, and particularly the benefits of organic and Fair Trade coffee and cotton...
This chapter focuses on nematode species (including Meloidogyne, Rotylenchus and Pratylenchus spp.) known to suppress yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and other fibre crops such as jute (Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius), kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) and roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)....
This chapter considers the role of agricultural biotechnology in enhancing food and nutritional security in India. An overview is presented of non-genetic modification (non-GM) biotechnology as well as GM technology. The global trends in GM crops, the status of GM crops in India, the Bt cotton...
Notwithstanding the many failures and shortcomings attributed to implementations of integrated pest management (IPM), IPM inclusive of the transdisciplinary needs of its stakeholders is the only rational strategy for addressing 'wicked' as well as 'tame' pest management problems. Examples that...
This chapter focuses on the worldwide importance of cotton and the insect pests, pathogens and nematodes that cause damage to cotton production. Information on the economic and environmental impacts of synthetic chemicals for insect, nematode and disease control is presented and the benefits of the ...
This chapter focuses on the damages caused by aphids, particularly Aphis gossypii, on cotton and the efficacy of various methods (biological, chemical, cultural and host resistance) and their combination (IPM) for the control of these pests.
This review aims to: (1) summarize the impacts and challenges that climate change will have on cotton (focusing on Gossypium hirsutum) production in different regions across the world; (2) compile and summarize climate change impacts on cotton growth and production; (3) document research and...