This book follows the author's successful "pesticide application methods" by relating the equipment needs to the overall pest control requirement of major crops. It outlines the pest problems against which farmers are using pesticides and focusses on the details of the application techniques they need to optimise pesticide use.

Much attention is now being given to genetically modified crops, but these do not necessarily avoid the use of pesticides. Some are engineered to be resistant to certain herbicides, so the use of these herbicides will still require careful application in order to minimise environmental side effects. Similarly, crops engineered for resistance to certain insect pest species may remain susceptible to other pests, thus emphasising the need for crop monitoring and careful use of any chemicals to avoid disrupting biological control.

Contents:

• Application Techniques
• Temperate Field Crops — Cereals, Oilseed Rape and Sugar Beet
• Rice
• Maize
• Cotton and Other Arable Row Crops
• Deciduous Fruit Orchards
• Tropical and Sub-Tropical Tree and Bush Crops
• Application in Protected Cropping
• Vegetable Crops
• Turf and Other Pesticide Applications in Amenity Areas
• General Comments

"... I doubt whether there are many people better qualified than Professor Graham A Matthews to have written it ... he examines the subject from the farmer's viewpoint and deals with the various application methods needed in relation to the major crops."

"The book contains much information not readily obtainable in such a concise form. The author's scientific versatility is reflected in the variety of topics covered and, on the basis of his accumulated experience, Professor Matthews has succeeded in condensing a great amount of material to provide an excellent survey of pest problems and control measures in terms of practical application of pesticides."