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Authors: H.D. Burges
ISBN-13: 9780412625206, ISBN-10: 0412625202
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Date Published: September 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: H.D. Burges

Book Synopsis

Sound formulation is a vital aspect of microbial products used to protect plants from pests and diseases and to improve plant performance. Formulation of Microbial Biopesticides is an in-depth treatment of this vitally important subject. Written by experts and carefully edited, this important title brings together a huge wealth of information for the first time within the covers of one book.
The book is broadly divided into five sections, covering principles of formulation, organisms with peroral and contact modes of action, organisms with the power of search, and future trends. Each section contains comprehensive chapters written by internationally acknowledged experts in the areas covered; the book also includes three very useful appendices, cataloguing formulation additives, spray application criteria and terminology.
This outstanding book is a vitally important reference work for anyone involved in the formulation of microbial biopesticides and should find a place on the shelves of agriculture and plant scientists, microbiologists and entomologists working in academic and commercial agrochemical situations, and in the libraries of all research establishments and companies where this exciting subject is researched, studied or taught.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
Preface
Abbreviations
1Introduction1
Pt. 1Principles of Formulation5
2Technology of formulation and application7
Pt. 2Organisms with a Peroral Mode of Action31
3Formulation of bacteria, viruses and protozoa to control insects33
Pt. 3Organisms with a Contact Mode of Action129
4Formulation of mycoinsecticides131
5Formulation of microorganisms to control plant diseases187
6Formulation of microbial herbicides203
7Formulation of beneficial organisms applied to soil235
8Application of microorganisms to seeds255
Pt. 4Organisms with a Power of Search287
9Formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes289
Pt. 5The Future309
10Trends in formulation of microorganisms and future research requirements311
Appendix IA catalogue of formulation additives: function, nomenclature, properties and suppliers333
Appendix IISpray application criteria367
Appendix IIIGlossary (including list of product and additive types)377
Index383

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