232 Pages
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and weeds, are estimated at about 30 percent. Additional postharvest losses from microorganisms, insects, and rodents range from about 10 to 20... Read more
List of Figures, List of Tables, Foreword, About the Authors, 1 Dimensions of the World Food Problem and Losses to Pests, 2 Insect Pest Losses and the Dimensions of the World Food Problem, 3 Impact of Plant Disease on World Food Production, 4 Weeds and World Food Production, 5 Animal Pests and World Food Production, 6 Post-Harvest Food Losses: The Need For Reliable Data, 7 Of Millet, Mice and Men: Traditional and Invisible Technology Solutions to Post-Harvest Losses in Mali, 8 Environmental Aspects of World Pest Control, 9 Post Harvest Losses: A Priority of the U.N. University, Index
Biography
David Pimentel, Ph.D.
