*Edited by Ali R. Bandani*

Crop losses by pests (insects, diseases and weeds) are as old as plant themselves but as agriculture are intensified and cropping patterns including the cultivation of high yielding varieties and hybrids are changing over time the impact of the pests becoming increasingly important. Approximately less than 1000 insect species (roughly 600-800 species), 1500 -2000 plant species, numerous fungal, bacterial and nematode species as well as viruses are considered serious pests in agriculture. If these pests were not properly controlled, crop yields and their quality would drop, considerably. In addition production costs as well as food and fiber prices are increased. The current book is going to put Plant Protection approaches in perspective.

ISBN 978-953-51-0490-2

New Perspectives in Plant Protection

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## New Perspectives in Plant Protection

*Edited by Ali R. Bandani*

**NEW PERSPECTIVES** 

Edited by **Ali R. Bandani** 

**IN PLANT PROTECTION** 

## **NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT PROTECTION**

Edited by **Ali R. Bandani** 

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2299 Edited by Ali R. Bandani

#### **Contributors**

Dell, Daping Xu, Thu Pham, Alicja Pecio, Janusz Smagacz, Yassine Mabrouk, Omrane Belhadj, Ashraf Mohamed Ali Mashaly, Mohamed Al-Khalifa, Mahmoud Fadl Ali, Kazbek Toleubayev, Guntima Suwannapong, Hyung Wook Kwon, Alejandro B. Falcon, M. Anis, Iram Siddique, Ruphi Naz, Md. Rafique Ahmed, Ibrahim M. Aref, Mohammad Mehrabadi, Jaber Karimi

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