Application Technology for Crop Protection

by G.A. Matthews (Editor), E.C. Hislop

Pesticides continue to be a major means of controlling pests and diseases of crops and have made a major contribution to increasing the world's food production. Despite the problem of developing pest and disease resistance to certain pesticides, and public concern about their indiscriminate use and side-effects, they are likely to remain the basis of integrated pest management programs.

However, as this book seeks to demonstrate, there is scope to improve both the safety and efficiency of crop protection methods. The emphasis of the book is on methods of assessment and on application techniques to particular categories of crops. Written by leading authorities from Europe and North America, the book provides detailed reviews of relevant topics. It is essential reading for all researchers, advanced students and professionals concerned with crop protection, whether from the disciplines of entomology, plant pathology, weed science or agricultural engineering.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Graham Matthews began his entomological career with the cotton research team in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1958 through to 1967 and re-joined it in Malawi on secondment from Imperial College from 1968-72 when he took charge of the Overseas Spraying Machinery Centre, later the International Pesticide Application Research Centre (IPARC) at Silwood Park until his retirement. Research of application techniques continued with visits to many crops around the world. Since the start of Crop Protection he was one of the editors until Volume 25. He is now Emeritus Professor and continues research on application in relation crop protection and vector management. He is author of Pesticide Application Methods –now published as the 4th edition, and several other books on cotton and pesticide application.