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Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods

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Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods

Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods

Rangaswamy Muniappan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Gadi V. P. Reddy, University of Guam
Anantanarayanan Raman, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales
April 2009
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9780521877916
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    Weeds are a major constraint to agricultural production, particularly in the developing world. Cost-efficient biological control is a self-sustaining way to reduce this problem, and produces fewer non-target effects than chemical methods, which can cause serious damage to the environment. This book covers the origin, distribution, and ecology of twenty model invasive weed species, which occur in habitats from tropical to temperate to aquatic. Sustainable biological control of each weed using one or more arthropods is discussed. The aim is to provide ecological management models for use across the tropical world, and to assist in the assessment of potential risks to native and economic plants. This is a valuable resource for scientists and policy makers concerned with the biological control of invasive tropical plants.

    • Each chapter focuses on one particular invasive plant, giving a full overview of the exploration, screening, introduction and establishment of its natural enemies in the tropics
    • The natural enemies described are transferable to other countries and regions suffering the same invasive plant problem
    • Unique in considering the biological control of weeds using arthropods in the context of environmental sustainability

    Reviews & endorsements

    "The book is a good source of information supported by 1,700 references, supplemented with figures, and it is well indexed. The text is a valuable resource for scientists and policy makers concerned with the biological control of invasive tropical plants."
    David Johnson, Journal of Agricultural Science

    "Overall, this volume will be very useful for students and biological control practitioners looking for information about the efficacy of biological control agents on what have been identified as the worst tropical weeds."
    Saara J. DeWalt, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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    April 2009
    Hardback
    9780521877916
    508 pages
    253 × 180 × 27 mm
    1.15kg
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Biological control of weeds in the tropics and sustainability R. Muniappan, G. V. P. Reddy and A. Raman
    • 2. Acacia nilotica ssp. Indica (L.) Willd. ex Del. (Mimosaceae) K. Dhileepan
    • 3. Australian Acacia species (Mimosaceae) in South Africa F. Impson, J. H. Hoffmann and C. Kleinjan
    • 4. Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R. King and H. Robinson (Asteraceae) R. Muniappan, A. Raman and G. V. P. Reddy
    • 5. Azolla filiculoides Lamarck (Nostocaceae) M. P. Hill and A. J. McConnachie
    • 6. Cabomba caroliniana Gray (Cabombaceae) S. Schooler, W. Cabrera-Walsh and M. H. Julien
    • 7. Invasive cactus species (Cactaceae) H. Zimmermann, C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann
    • 8. Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. King and H. Robinson (Asteraceae) C. Zachariades, M. Day, R. Muniappan and G. V. P. Reddy
    • 9. Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don (Melastomataceae) P. Conant
    • 10. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt (Cucurbitaceae) R. Muniappan, G. V. P. Reddy and A. Raman
    • 11. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub. (Pontederiaceae) J. A. Coetzee, M. P. Hill, M. H. Julien, T. D. Center and H. A. Cordo
    • 12. Lantana camara Linn. (Verbenaceae) M. D. Day and M. P. Zalucki
    • 13. Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright ex Sauvalle (Mimosaceae) L. S. Kuniata
    • 14. Mimosa pigra L. (Leguminosae) T. A. Heard and Q. Paynter
    • 15. Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) K. Dhileepan and L. Strathie
    • 16. Passiflora mollissima (HBK) Bailey (Passifloraceae) G. P. Markin
    • 17. Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae) P. Neuenschwander, M. H. Julien, T. D. Center and M. P. Hill
    • 18. Prosopis species (Leguminosae) R. D. van Klinken, J. H. Hoffmann, H. G. Zimmermann and A. P. Roberts
    • 19. Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell (Salviniaceae) M. H. Julien, M. P. Hill and P. W. Tipping
    • 20. Solanum mauritianum Scopoli (Solanaceae) T. Olckers
    • 21. Application of natural antagonists including arthropods to resist weedy Striga (Scrophulariaceae) in tropical agroecosystems J. Sauerborn and D. Müller-Stöver
    • 22. Biological control of weeds in India J. Rabindra and B. S. Bhumannavar
    • 23. The role of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in weed biological control F. Beed and T. Dubois
    • 24. The role of Secretariat of the Pacific Community in the biological control of weeds in the Pacific Islands region - past, present and future activities W. Orapa
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    • R. Muniappan, G. V. P. Reddy, A. Raman, K. Dhileepan, F. Impson, J. H. Hoffmann, C. Kleinjan, R. King, H. Robinson, M. P. Hill, A. J. McConnachie, S. Schooler, W. Cabrera-Walsh, M. H. Julien, H. Zimmermann, C. Moran, C. Zachariades, M. Day, D. Don, P. Conant, J. A. Coetzee, T. D. Center, H. A. Cordo, M. P. Zalucki, C. Wright, L. S. Kuniata, T. A. Heard, Q. Paynter, L. Strathie, G. P. Markin, P. Neuenschwander, R. D. van Klinken, A. P. Roberts, D. S. Mitchell, P. W. Tipping, T. Olckers, J. Sauerborn, D. Müller-Stöver, J. Rabindra, B. S. Bhumannavar, F. Beed, T. Dubois, W. Orapa

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    • Rangaswamy Muniappan , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • Gadi V. P. Reddy , University of Guam
    • Anantanarayanan Raman , Charles Sturt University and E. H. Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Australia

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