Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture

The book enhances the knowledge and inspires all the stakeholders including students, researchers, extension workers, workforce of Govt. and private agencies, etc. who are directly or indirectly associated with scientific crop production vis-à-vis crop protection to promote sustainable agriculture through Integrated Crop Management measures. Keeping in view the need of food security for the ever-growing human population and also the ill effects of indiscriminate use of chemicals in crop protection, the need of the hour is to strengthening and integrating of all the aspects and options of growing a healthy crop. To eliminate the bad sides of chemical control strategy Integrated Pest Management system was evolved as the best approach for crop protection through growing of healthy crops in a sustainable way. However, due to several factors including the dominance of pesticide industries the true adoption of IPM concept with certainty is still questionable. Moreover, strengthening of this novel system also requires validation and integration of newly evolved strategies that are being generated through latest scientific research works at different corners. The contents of the book will be useful to students, researchers, teachers, extension workers and other scientific communities who are working in fields of Agriculture. The book will definitely add value to the Agricultural Science as a whole.