Overview
- Covers 40 pests, 7 natural pest enemies, and 20 diseases and weeds commonly encountered in sugarcane production
- Provides a valuable reference guide for students, teachers and professors, as well as researchers in academic and industrial fields
- Can be used as an encyclopaedia of sugarcane insects, pests and diseases in China
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book systematically presents 40 pests, 7 natural pest enemies, and 20 diseases and weeds commonly encountered in sugarcane production, combining clear colour photos with detailed scientific descriptions. It covers a range of related topics, including morphological identification, habits and frequency of occurrence, prevention and control measures, symptom identification, characteristics of infections and epidemics, parasitic (predator) characteristics, ways of utilising natural pest enemies, main species and distribution, fluctuation in the field, and chemical control of weeds.
With novel content presented in simple, straightforward language, the book provides a valuable reference guide for scientific researchers, educators and industrial practitioners, as well as students and advisers at agricultural universities.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Wenfeng Li graduated from South China Agriculture University, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Entomology. He is a researcher at Yunnan Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Director of the Plant Protection Center and Pathology Lab at the Sugarcane Research Institute, a post scientist of Yunnan Province, the national visiting scholar of " The Western light". He has focused on research into sugarcane diseases and pests for 31 years. He has received 3 second prize and 5 third prize technology awards from China's Ministry of Agriculture and Yunnan Province. He holds 9 patent authorizations, has published 100 papers, 15 SCI papers; edited 2 monographs and participated in 6 monographs; and formulated 3 standards.
Rongyue Zhang graduated from Yunnan Agriculture University, and holds a master’s degree in Plant Pathology. He worked at Yunnan Sugarcane Research Institute in 2011. He is an Assistant Research Fellow at Yunnan Sugarcane Research Institute, and focuses on research into the major sugarcane diseases, including diagnosisand detection methods of sugarcane diseases. He holds 92 patents, has published 10 papers, 6 SCI papers and has participated in 4 monographs and 4 standards.
Xiaoyan Wang graduated from Yunnan Agriculture University, and holds a master’s degree in Plant Pathology. He worked at Yunnan Sugarcane Research Institute in 2008. He conducted a two-month study on sugarcane diseases at the BSES Sugarcane Pathology Laboratory in Australia in 2011. He is an Associate Research Fellow at Yunnan Sugarcane Research Institute. He has received 1 second prize, and 1 third prize technology award from Yunnan Agriculture Ministry. He holds 6 patents, has published 10 papers, 6 SCI papers, and has participated in 5 monographs and 5 standards.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Color Illustration of Diagnosis and Control for Modern Sugarcane Diseases, Pests, and Weeds
Authors: Ying-Kun Huang, Wen-Feng Li, Rong-Yue Zhang, Xiao-Yan Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1319-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: China Agriculture Press and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1318-9Published: 18 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4610-1Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1319-6Published: 10 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 420
Number of Illustrations: 211 b/w illustrations, 183 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology