Banana Nematodes and Weevil Borers in Asia and the Pacific
Author | : Ramón V. Valmayor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : MINN:31951D016267201 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Banana Nematodes and Weevil Borers in Asia and the Pacific written by Ramón V. Valmayor and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening remarks; Meeting rationale; Opening address; Introductory lecture - plant parasitic nematodes, a potential threat to connercial cultivation of banana in Malaysia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in Australia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in China; Status of nematode problems affecting banana in Indonesia; Status of nematode problems affecting banana in Malaysia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affectingbanana in the Philippines; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems problems affecting banana in some of the pacific Islands; Status of weevil borer problems affecting banana in thailand; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in Thailand; Control of the banana weevil borer, Cosmopolites sordidus, with entomopathogenic nematodes; Biological control of banana nematodes: development of BIOCON (BIOACT) and BIOCON II Technologies; A review of control strategies for banana pests as part of the research priorities at NRI and Associated Institutes in the UK; CIRAD-FLHOR research actions on nematodes andblack borer weevil of bananas and plantains; Assessment of banana weevils in East African Highland banana systems and strategies for controlAssessment of nematode damage in East African highland banana systems;Prospects to engineer nematode resistance in banana; Control strategies against burrowing nematode in bananas: A north queensland perspective; Plant quarantine measures for the movement of banana germplasm.