Title: Crop Health Management – An Indian Story
Authors: CD Mayee, Govind Gujar, Yashika Kapoor & Bhagirath Choudhary
Published by: South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC), New Delhi/Jodhpur, Rajasthan (1st December 2020)
ISBN No.: 978-93-5426-746-8
About book:
How does a largely agrarian society like India manages its huge wealth of crops and biodiversity? What are the different steps taken, what are the devices and measures of crop health management? The curious topic demands insightful discussions. Keeping in view the holistic nature of issue, the book “Crop Health Management – An Indian Story” takes the reader through a comprehensive journey across different aspects of crop health management in India. While talking about IPM practices, state of crop protection chemicals, conversations & controversies, and more, the book has been written in alignment with the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020. IYPH aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. Thus, through the multitude of issues, it is intended to present the matters in a forthcoming manner to allow the multiple stakeholders ranging from an individual to the policy makers to comprehend the present state and initiate dialog for future undertakings.
Hardcover: 404 pages
Price ₹992 (incl GST)
SECTION 1 : INDIAN STORY OF PESTICIDES
SECTION 2 : CLASSIFICATION –NOVELTY CHEMICALS & BIORATIONALS
SECTION 3 : ROLE OF PESTICIDES IN THE CONTEXT OF IPM
SECTION 4 : PESTICIDES IN ORGANIC FARMING
SECTION 5 : REGULATORY ASPECTS OF PESTICIDE USE IN INDIA
SECTION 6 : BIODIVERSITY IN RELATION TO PEST MANAGEMENT THROUGH CHEMICALS
SECTION 7 : MYTHS, REALITIES, EMOTIONS AND ATTACKS ON TECHNOLOGIES
SECTION 8 : PESTICIDES: RESISTANCE, RESURGENCE AND RESIDUE
SECTION 9: PESTICIDE BUSINESS, SOME INDIAN REALITIES & SPURIOUS CHEMICALS
SECTION 10 : WORLD VIEW OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE & FUTURE SCOPE OF FARMING
SECTION 11 : SAFETY IN PESTICIDE USE
SECTION 12 : PESTICIDE INDUSTRY-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SECTION 13 : PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT BILL
SECTION 14 : EPILOGUE