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Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies 2007 Edition
Contributor(s): Ishaaya, Isaac (Editor), Nauen, Ralf (Editor), Horowitz, A. Rami (Editor)
ISBN: 3540469044     ISBN-13: 9783540469049
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $161.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2007
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - General
- Technology & Engineering | Pest Control
- Technology & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Mems
Dewey: 632.951
LCCN: 2006934371
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.27 lbs) 314 pages
 
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Among the highlights of this book are the use of nanotechnology to increase potency of available insecticides, the use of genetic engineering techniques for controlling insect pests, the development of novel insecticides that bind to unique biochemical receptors, the exploration of natural products as a source for environmentally acceptable insecticides, and the use of insect genomics and cell lines for determining biological and biochemical modes of action of new insecticides.