Biometeorology in Integrated Pest Management

 Content: Front Cover; Biometeorology in Integrated Pest Management; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. General Heat Exchange in Crop Canopies: A Review; I. INTRODUCTION; II. RADIATIVE ENERGY EXCHANGES; III. NONRADIATIVE ENERGY EXCHANGE; IV. CONCLUSIONS RELEVANT TO INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Wind Movement within Canopies; I. INTRODUCTION; II. AERODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF VEGETATION; III. MEAN WIND PROFILES; IV. TURBULENCE IN PLANT CANOPIES; V. MODELING OF AIR FLOW AND DIFFUSION IN THE CANOPY; REFERENCES. Chapter 3. Instrumentation and Techniques for Microclimate MeasurementsI. INTRODUCTION; II. SOIL MEASUREMENTS; III. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT; IV. RADIATION; V. WIND SPEED; VI. WIND DIRECTION; VII. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Simulation of Microclimates; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DESCRIPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANT-ENVIRONMENT MODEL; III. SOME RESULTS AND NEEDS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Remote Sensing of Microclimatic Stress; I. INTRODUCTION; II. REMOTE SENSING IN THE REFLECTED PORTION OF THE SPECTRUM; III. THE THERMAL INFRARED. IV. NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR STRESS DETECTIONREFERENCES; Chapter 6. Modification of the Microclimate via Management; I. SEASONAL MICROCLIMATE OF CANOPIES; II. IRRIGATION; III. ROW SPACING AND DIRECTION; IV. CANOPY EFFECTS ON SOIL TEMPERATURE; V. MULCHES AS A MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION; VI. WINDBREAKS; VII. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT ON THE MICROCLIMATE; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Overall Approach to Insect Problems in Agriculture; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SPECIFIC STEPS OR GUIDELINES; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Insect Movement in the Atmosphere; I. INTRODUCTION. II. SHORT-RANGE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE AGROECOSYSTEMIII. LONG-DISTANCE DISPLACEMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Nocturnal Activity of the Tobacco Budworm and Other Insects; I. INTRODUCTION; II. TOOLS FOR OBSERVING NOCTURNAL INSECT BEHAVIOR IN THE FIELD; III. IMPORTANT BEHAVIORAL ACTIVITIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Risk-Based Design of Meteorological Networks for Integrated Pest Management; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ANALYZING IPM DECISIONS; III. DATA ERRORS VERSUS DOLLAR DEVIATIONS; IV. ASSESS NATURAL VARIABILITY; V. DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE RISK; VI. DESIGN THE MONITORING SYSTEM; VII. SUMMARY; REFERENCES. Chapter 11. The Management of Plant PathogensI. INTRODUCTION; II. TACTICS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PATHOGENS; III. FORECASTING PLANT DISEASE EPIDEMICS FROM WEATHER DATA; IV. SIMULATING PLANT DISEASE EPIDEMICS FROM WEATHER DATA; V. MONITORING METEOROLOGICAL DATA; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. Radiation Quality and Plant Diseases; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; III. RADIATION QUALITY AND THE PATHOGEN; IV. RADIATION QUALITY AND HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; V. INDIRECT EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON PLANT DISEASES; VI. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES.
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