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Biocontrol of Lepidopteran Pests

Use of Soil Microbes and their Metabolites

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Editors:
  1. K. Sowjanya Sree

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

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  2. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

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  • Will be of interest to scientists in the fields of agriculture, microbiology, entomology, plant pathology and the environmental sciences
  • Presents both basic and applied aspects
  • Broadens readers’ understanding of the complex interactions between insects and microorganisms
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 43)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. An Introduction to Entomopathogenic Microorganisms

    • K. Sowjanya Sree, Ajit Varma
    Pages 1-10

  3. Role of Nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Asia

    • G. V. Ranga Rao, Ch. Sridhar Kumar, K. Sireesha, P. Lava Kumar
    Pages 11-52

  4. Bt Insecticidal Crystal Proteins: Role in Insect Management and Crop Improvement

    • K. Y. Srinivasa Rao, Debasis Pattanayak, Rohini Sreevathsa
    Pages 53-70

  5. Identification and Characterization of Receptors for Insecticidal Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis

    • Ricardo A. Grande-Cano, Isabel Gómez
    Pages 71-88

  6. Non-Bt Soil Microbe-Derived Insecticidal Proteins

    • Leela Alamalakala, Srinivas Parimi, Sandip Dangat, Bharat R. Char
    Pages 89-121

  7. The Management of Spodopteran Pests Using Fungal Pathogens

    • Md. Aslam Khan, Wasim Ahmad
    Pages 123-160

  8. Comparative Account of Generalist and Specialist Species of the Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium

    • K. Sowjanya Sree, Hemesh Joshi
    Pages 161-167

  9. Non-ribosomal Peptides from Entomogenous Fungi

    • Qiongbo Hu, Tingyan Dong
    Pages 169-206

  10. Optimization of the Cyclodepsipeptidic Destruxin Recovery from Broth Culture of Metarhizium anisopliae and Its Augmentation by Precursor Supplementation

    • K. Sowjanya Sree, V. Padmaja
    Pages 207-218

  11. Beauveria bassiana: Biocontrol Beyond Lepidopteran Pests

    • H. B. Singh, Chetan Keswani, Shatrupa Ray, S. K. Yadav, S. P. Singh, S. Singh et al.
    Pages 219-235

  12. Biocontrol of Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella, with Beauveria bassiana and Its Metabolites

    • Liande Wang, Minsheng You, Haichuan Wang
    Pages 237-254

  13. Entomopathogens for Cotton Defoliators Management

    • K. Sahayaraj
    Pages 255-271

  14. Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Bacterial Symbionts as Lethal Bioagents of Lepidopteran Pests

    • Sharad Mohan
    Pages 273-288

  15. The Management of Helicoverpa Species by Entomopathogenic Nematodes

    • M. Abid Hussain, Wasim Ahmad
    Pages 289-314

  16. Sustainability of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Crop Pests

    • S. Sivaramakrishnan, M. Razia
    Pages 315-328

  17. An Overview of Some Culture Collections of Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in the World

    • K. Sowjanya Sree, Ajit Varma
    Pages 329-334

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 335-344
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About this book

This volume describes the various applications of entomopathogenic soil microorganisms in the management and control of the devastating lepidopteran pest. An introduction describes the insecticidal properties of viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and their metabolites, as well as their applications in the context of crop improvement. Subsequent chapters focus on topics such as insecticidal proteins; the role of nucleopolyhedroviruses; Bt toxins and their receptors; control of lepidopterans using entomopathogenic fungi; management of cotton defoliators; and sustainable use of entomopathogenic nematodes and their bacterial symbionts. An overview of culture collections of entomopathogenic microorganisms rounds out the volume.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    K. Sowjanya Sree, Ajit Varma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biocontrol of Lepidopteran Pests

  • Book Subtitle: Use of Soil Microbes and their Metabolites

  • Editors: K. Sowjanya Sree, Ajit Varma

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14499-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14498-6Published: 19 March 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35712-6Published: 06 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14499-3Published: 17 February 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 344

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology, Agriculture, Entomology, Plant Pathology

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