Description
New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Biopesticides: A Biotechnological Approach by Dr. S R Joshi
This book is designed to meet the requirements of students belonging to undergraduate and postgraduate levels and researchers in the field of biological sciences. It contains information on biopesticides, a rapidly developing field of biotechnology, which encompasses aspects of its relevance to genetic manipulation of relevant organisms, environmental conservation and economics of agriculture. The book has been divided into areas covering aspects on:
Salient features:
History, concept and practices of biological control.
Baculoviruses, fungi, insects and nematodes as biocontrol agents
Bacillus thuringiensis as biocontrol agent and genetic improvement of species.
Biocontrol using biological products.
Production of transgenics and application of biotechnology.
The presentation in each area is simple and systematic for the convenient of readers. Recent developments have been included to provide easy understanding of the subject to students, researchers and others interested in the subject.