Vertebrate Pests in Agriculture
by S. Sridhara
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- ISBN 13
- 9788172339814
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2016. Paperback. Vertebrate Pests Cause Considerable Damage To Environment, Agriculture And Biodiversity Apart From Transmitting Diseases. The Problem Is More Pronounced In Tropical Asia And Africa With Non-Human Primates, Elephants, Several Species Of Ungulates, Rodents, Frugivorous And Grainivorous Birds Causing Agricultural Losses. In Europe And America The Damage Is Due To Carnivore Predation On Livestock, Bird Damage In Cereal Crops And Rodent Problem In Urban And Agricultural Situations. Although There Are Several Excellent Books On Rodent Pest Management Both In India And At Global Level, There Is A Conspicuous Lacuna Of Published Books On Vertebrate Pest Management. Even The Few Publications On The Subject Mostly Deal With Birds, Rodents, Bears, Rabbits, Foxes, Etc Because They Are Written By Americans Or Britishers. Because Their Emphasis Is On The Problem Prevalent In Their Countries And Evaluation Of Management Options Available To Them. In Contrast The Problem In Tropics Especially In India Is Unique. Rodents Of Course, Are The Most Destructive. But What Rodents Do Over Twelve Months Of Year Is Matched By A Few Nights Of Devastating Crop Raids By Elephants Or Week Long Foraging By Monkeys. Sporadic And Localized Damage Is Inflicted By Several Species Of Birds, Bats, Wild Boar, Blue Bull, Bears, Hares, Peacock Etc. The Damage Is Sometimes So High, It Is Impossible For A Subsistence Farmer To Accept Stoically The Loss Of His Entire Food Source Over A Couple Of Days And Nights. However, His Options Are Limited In View Of Conservations And Protection Status Enjoyed By Some Of These Animals. The Problem Is Compounded By Religious Sentiments Associated With A Few Of Them. This Book Is An Attempt To Find An Acceptable Solution To The Problem Of Crop Losses Of These Less Studied But Economically Important Groups Of Vertebrate Pests. Sincere Efforts Have Gone Into Formulation Of Recommendations Keeping In Mind The Biological Needs Of Vertebrate Pests, Their Conservation Status And Suffering Of The Poor Farmer. Many A Time The Sympathies Deservedly Go To The Speechless Marauders Of Crops As It Is Man Who Has Shrunk, Degraded And Destroyed Their Habitat, Deprived Them Of Their Natural Source Of Food. There Are No Choices For Vertebrate Pests But Raid The Crops In Their Range But We, Humans Have Several To Survive. The Book Is An Attempt To Understand This Dilemma.
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- Bookseller
- South India Book Traders (IN)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SIBT2562
- Title
- Vertebrate Pests in Agriculture
- Author
- S. Sridhara
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 10
- ISBN 10
- 817233981X
- ISBN 13
- 9788172339814
- Publisher
- Scientific Publishers
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- Vertebrate Pests in Agriculture
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