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Les arthropodes du cotonnier

Cotton produces the majority of natural fibers used in clothing today. The production of this fiber, a raw material marketed worldwide, can be reduced to nothing if disease or pest attacks are not kept under control. The book deals with the methods used to protect cotton against insects and mites, a...

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Main Author: Pierre Jean Silvie, Bernard Papierok
Format: Online
Language:French
Published: éditions Quae 2025
Subjects:
crop production
crop health
cotton
tropical agriculture
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVQ Tropical agriculture
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases
Online Access:ONIX_20250304_9782759240005_15
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Summary:Cotton produces the majority of natural fibers used in clothing today. The production of this fiber, a raw material marketed worldwide, can be reduced to nothing if disease or pest attacks are not kept under control. The book deals with the methods used to protect cotton against insects and mites, and highlights the limits of techniques that can be used depending on the socio-economic contexts of producing countries in Africa and South America: arthropod species involved, types of damage, natural regulation, available control strategies and methods, etc. Based on existing practices, the authors analyze the prospects open to cotton producers for protecting their crops in a world facing climate change. They underline the need to consider problems in a holistic way, and discuss optimizing approaches according to situations, considering landscape structure for example.

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