TY - BOOK AU - Singh Parmar,Balraj AU - Bala Singh,Shashi AU - Walia,Suresh TI - Pesticides and Pests SN - 9781527542013 AV - SB950 .P478 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Newcastle-upon-Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publisher KW - Agricultural pests KW - Control KW - Pesticides KW - Electronic Books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; 2; 2; b N2 - Pests and diseases inflict a devastating impact on the quantity and quality of food production. Pesticides play a vital role in crop protection, although their excessive use poses a potential health hazard and a threat to food security and human and environmental safety. This book overviews developments on pesticides and pests that are relevant to agriculture in the Indian sub-continent, Asia and the world at large. These topics impact free world trade both directly and indirectly. The volume brings together the latest information about chemical, botanical, biorational pesticides and bioagents UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2291853&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -