Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Diseases, pests and sustainability
Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
ISBN: 978-1-78676-172-9
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds
Volume 2 reviews the diseases and pests which cause significant crop losses as well as sustainability issues. Part 1 summaries the latest research on understanding and combatting the major fungal and viral diseases affecting cocoa as well as reviewing trends in integrated pest and weed management. Part 2 looks at ways of improving sustainability, including the role of agro-forestry, organic cultivation and sustainability certification.
With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this volume will be a standard reference for cocoa scientists, growers and processors. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews breeding, cultivation and quality.
Zielgruppe
Academic researchers of cocoa; cocoa growers and processors; government and non-governmental agencies supporting or monitoring the sustainability of cocoa cultivation
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Nutzpflanzen: Biologie, Genetik, Pflanzenzüchtung
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ökologische Landwirtschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Part 1 Diseases, pests and weeds
1.Cocoa diseases: witches broom: Jorge DeSouza, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil;
2.Cocoa diseases: frosty pod rot: Ulrike Krauss, Palm Integrated Services and Solutions (PISS), Costa Rica;
3.Cocoa diseases: vascular streak dieback: David Guest, University of Sydney, Australia;
4.Insect pests affecting cocoa: Leila Beilhe, CIRAD, France;
5.Nematode pests of cocoa: Samuel Orisajo, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Nigeria;
6.Integrated pest management/biological pest control strategies in cocoa cultivation: Jayne Crozier, CABI, UK;
7.Advances in pest and disease-resistant cocoa varieties: Christian Cilas, CIRAD, France;
Part 2 Sustainability
8.Climate change and cocoa cultivation: Christian Bunn, CIAT, Germany;
9.Integrating cocoa cultivation into sustainable agro-forestry: Eduardo Somarriba, CATIE, Costa Rica;
10.Organic cocoa cultivation: Amanda Berlan, Coventry University, UK;
11.Sustainability certification of cocoa: Verina Ingram, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
12.Supporting small holders in achieving more sustainable cocoa cultivation: Paul Macek, World Cocoa Foundation, Africa;