 | Improving integrated pest management (IPM) in horticulture Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Botany; Soil Sciences; Agriculture; Horticulture; Plant Pathology; Agronomy; Pests and diseases remain a significant threat to crop yields worldwide. With concerns about the environmental impact of synthetic pesticides, there remains a need to develop more environmentally- friendly biological methods of control that can be combined synergistically within integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Improving integrated pest management (IPM) in horticulture provides a comprehensive review of the recent developments in integrated pest management (IPM) for horticultural crops. The collection builds on the wealth of research on insect and disease control in horticulture using IPM strategies, with dedicated parts to the alternative control methods, such as biological, technological and physical, as well as examples of practical implementation of these methods. Rosemary Collier is a Professor in the School of Life Sciences and Research Director of the Crop Centre at the University of Warwick, UK. A leading authority in integrated pest management (IPM) in horticulture, Professor Collier is Coordinator of the IPM Working Group in the European Vegetable Research Institutes Network (EUVRIN) and has coordinated a number of EU IPM research projects such as FlyIPM. Professor Collier has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Veitch Memorial Medal for her outstanding contribution to horticultural science. |
