Biological control of weeds : theory and practical application / Mic Julien and Graham White.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ACIAR monograph series ; no. 49Publication details: Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 1997.Description: iv, 190 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1863202161
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 632.5194
Contents:
Biological control of weeds: an illustrated seminar / Mic Julien -- Success, and failure, in biological control of weeds / Mic Julien -- A history of biological control of weeds / Rachel McFadyen and Brian Wilson -- Introduction to weed science / Steve Adkins -- Population ecology and biological control of weeds / Graham White -- Procedures in biological control of weeds / Wendy Forno -- Exploration of agents / Wendy Forno and Matthew Purcell -- Prioritising weed biological control agents -- Jennifer Marohasy -- Protocols and quarantine procedures for importation and release of biological control agents / Rachel McFadyen -- Compiling a plant list for testing the host range of agents / Wendy Forno and Tim Heard -- Host range testing of insects / Tim Heard -- Decision making based on host range tests / Rachel McFadyen and Tim Heard -- Mass rearing of insects for biological control of weeds / Graham Donnelly -- Distribution of agents / Tony Wright -- Establishment of agents / Tony Wright -- Measuring the impact of biological control agents on weeds / Grant Farrel and Mark Lonsdale -- Plant pathogens as classical control agents / Allan Tomley -- Bioherbicides / Bruce A. Auld -- Mass production of fungi for biopesticides / Bruce A. Auld -- Plant propagation and culture / Gio W. Fichera -- Aquatic plant cultivation / Shaun Winterton -- The importance of taxonomy in biological control studies / Don Sands -- Climate matching using the CLIMEX Program / Gunter Maywald and Robert Sutherst -- A participatory approach to biological control of weeds / Larissa Bilston and Geoff Norton -- Benefit cost analysis for biological control projects / David Adamson.
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Biological control of weeds: an illustrated seminar / Mic Julien -- Success, and failure, in biological control of weeds / Mic Julien -- A history of biological control of weeds / Rachel McFadyen and Brian Wilson -- Introduction to weed science / Steve Adkins -- Population ecology and biological control of weeds / Graham White -- Procedures in biological control of weeds / Wendy Forno -- Exploration of agents / Wendy Forno and Matthew Purcell -- Prioritising weed biological control agents -- Jennifer Marohasy -- Protocols and quarantine procedures for importation and release of biological control agents / Rachel McFadyen -- Compiling a plant list for testing the host range of agents / Wendy Forno and Tim Heard -- Host range testing of insects / Tim Heard -- Decision making based on host range tests / Rachel McFadyen and Tim Heard -- Mass rearing of insects for biological control of weeds / Graham Donnelly -- Distribution of agents / Tony Wright -- Establishment of agents / Tony Wright -- Measuring the impact of biological control agents on weeds / Grant Farrel and Mark Lonsdale -- Plant pathogens as classical control agents / Allan Tomley -- Bioherbicides / Bruce A. Auld -- Mass production of fungi for biopesticides / Bruce A. Auld -- Plant propagation and culture / Gio W. Fichera -- Aquatic plant cultivation / Shaun Winterton -- The importance of taxonomy in biological control studies / Don Sands -- Climate matching using the CLIMEX Program / Gunter Maywald and Robert Sutherst -- A participatory approach to biological control of weeds / Larissa Bilston and Geoff Norton -- Benefit cost analysis for biological control projects / David Adamson.