Next Generation Crop Protection for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security
暫譯: 下一代作物保護：農業可持續性與食品安全

這本書是關於可持續作物保護和食品安全的綜合方法與策略的全面彙編。它涵蓋了廣泛的主題，包括昆蟲多樣性在促進可持續農業中的重要性、採用多組學方法來增強昆蟲管理實踐、實施下一代策略以實現更環保的未來、利用基因組選擇和預測方法來保護商業作物、運用RNAi技術進行針對性昆蟲控制、將生物控制系統整合進農業產業、評估外來入侵昆蟲物種的影響並制定有效的緩解策略，以及利用綠色化學方法進行可持續的害蟲和昆蟲管理。本書的目的是提供各種整體方法和策略的全面覆蓋，旨在通過作物保護促進農業可持續性並確保食品安全。它旨在教育讀者，無論是政策制定者、研究人員還是學生，了解採用整體作物保護方法的重要性，以應對當今世界農業和食品安全面臨的挑戰。

**主要特點：**
- 突出最新的作物保護技術和下一代策略，以實現更綠色的未來
- 回顧在氣候變遷情境下主要疾病的管理，以確保可持續的食品和營養安全
- 提出可持續昆蟲管理實踐的多組學方法
- 回顧基因組選擇和預測方法在保護商業作物中的應用
- 討論外來入侵昆蟲物種的影響及其管理策略

Dr. Belaghihalli N Gnanesh is a Senior Scientist and Head at ICAR JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Suttur, Mysuru, India. He previously held the position of Professor and Dean at the Sampoorna International Institute of Agricultural Science and Horticultural Technology, affiliated with the University of Mysore. He obtained a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. With several years of research experience, Dr. Gnanesh has made significant contributions in the areas of germplasm resource management, crop genomics, and disease-resistance breeding. He is a recipient of the prestigious SERB Ramanujan Fellowship and was awarded a Visiting Fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. During his tenure at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Winnipeg, Canada he developed cost-effective, allele-specific diagnostic markers for oat crown rust resistance genes. Dr. Ganesh's current interests span plant genomics, genome survey, SNP discovery, and linkage mapping. He is also deeply involved in agricultural training and extension, focusing on field demonstrations, technology trials and precision farming that promote sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture.

Prof. Megha N Parajulee has a BSc (Agri. Econ. Hons.) from Y. S. Paramar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India, and an M.S. and PhD in Entomology and Quantitative Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. She joined Texas A&M University in 1994 as a Cotton Entomologist and currently serves as Regents Fellow Professor and Cotton Entomology Program Leader. Prof. Parajulee is a leader in cotton entomology and cropping systems research, teaching, and service, with 135 refereed and over 400 non-refereed publications, 165 invited and 350 contributed presentations, and 35 M.S. /PhD students mentored during his 31-year tenure at Texas A&M University. Prof. Parajulee served as a Senior Fullbright Fellow to Nepal and Uzbekistan, USAID Advisor for agriculture curriculum development in Nepal, and has presented 45 invited plenary/keynote lectures in 16 countries in the areas of sustainable crop production and food security. Her scientific contributions and impact have been recognized with several awards, including the Texas A&M Vice Chancellor's Award in Research Excellence, Vice Chancellor's Award in Team Collaboration, AgriLife Faculty Fellow Award, Texas A&M Regents Fellow Award, Entomological Society of America IPM Excellence Award, US Department of Agriculture Southern Region IPM Hall of Fame Award, and US President's National and Community Service Award.

Dr. Ankush M Raut is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology at the School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He obtained a PhD in Agricultural Entomology from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Mohanpur, India. He guided 1 PhD and 8 M.Sc. students during his professional career. He has published more than 20 research articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals, along with 5 book chapters and 4 patents/ copyrights during his career. He is also a Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (West Bengal) and Association for Advancement in Plant Protection (West Bengal). He has organized 3 international conferences as organizing secretary/convener. Along with this, he has participated in the 106th Indian Congress (2019) as Local Sectional Secretary. His current research focuses on Biodiversity and conservation of predators and pollinators, Insect ecology, and Bee health.

Prof. Chittaranjan Kole is an internationally reputed scientist with an illustrious professional career spanning over forty years and original contributions in the fields of plant genomics, biotechnology, and molecular breeding leading to the publication of more than 170 impactful research articles and reviews. He has edited over 200 books for the globally leading publishers. His scientific contributions and editing acumen have been appreciated by seven Nobel Laureates including Prof. Norman Borlaug, Arthur Kornberg, Werner Arber, Phillip Sharp, Günter Blobel, Lee Hartwell and Roger Kornberg. He has been honored with several Fellowships, Honorary Fellowships, and national and international awards including the Outstanding Crop Scientist award conferred by the International Crop Science Society. He was also awarded the Raja Ramanna Fellow by the Department of Energy, Government of India. He has served in all prestigious positions in academia including as Vice-Chancellor of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Project Coordinator of Indo-Russian Center of Biotechnology in India, and Director of Research of Institute of Nutraceutical Research of Clemson University, in USA. He also served as a Visiting Professor at the Pennsylvania State University and Clemson University. He is also heading the International Climate-Resilient Crop Genomics Consortium, International consortium for Phytomedomics and Nutriomics and Genome India International as their Founder President.

Dr. Belaghihalli N Gnanesh 是印度邁索爾的 ICAR JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra 的高級科學家及負責人。他曾擔任邁索爾大學附屬的 Sampoorna International Institute of Agricultural Science and Horticultural Technology 的教授及院長。他在海得拉巴的國際作物研究所（ICRISAT）和班加羅爾的農業科學大學獲得了遺傳學和植物育種的博士學位。擁有多年研究經驗的 Gnanesh 博士在種質資源管理、作物基因組學和抗病育種等領域做出了重要貢獻。他是享有盛譽的 SERB Ramanujan Fellowship 獲得者，並曾獲得加拿大自然科學與工程研究委員會的訪問獎學金。在他於加拿大農業與農產品部（AAFC）任職期間，他開發了經濟有效的特定等位基因診斷標記，用於燕麥冠銹病抗性基因的研究。Gnanesh 博士目前的研究興趣包括植物基因組學、基因組調查、SNP 發現和連鎖圖譜。他還積極參與農業培訓和推廣，專注於田間示範、技術試驗和精準農業，以促進可持續和氣候韌性的農業。

Prof. Megha N Parajulee 擁有印度索蘭的 Y. S. Paramar 農業與林業大學的農業經濟學榮譽學士學位，以及美國威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校的昆蟲學和定量生態學碩士及博士學位。她於1994年加入德克薩斯農工大學，擔任棉花昆蟲學家，目前擔任 Regents Fellow 教授及棉花昆蟲學計劃負責人。Parajulee 教授在棉花昆蟲學和作物系統研究、教學和服務方面是領導者，擁有135篇經過同行評審的出版物和超過400篇非同行評審的出版物，並在德克薩斯農工大學的31年任期內指導了165名碩士/博士生。Parajulee 教授曾擔任尼泊爾和烏茲別克斯坦的高級富布賴特研究員，並擔任美國國際開發署（USAID）尼泊爾農業課程開發顧問，並在16個國家就可持續作物生產和糧食安全發表了45場受邀的全體會議/主題演講。她的科學貢獻和影響力獲得了多項獎項，包括德克薩斯農工大學副校長研究卓越獎、副校長團隊合作獎、AgriLife 教職員獎、德克薩斯農工大學 Regents Fellow 獎、美國昆蟲學會 IPM 卓越獎、美國農業部南部地區 IPM 名人堂獎，以及美國總統國家和社區服務獎。

Dr. Ankush M Raut 是印度旁遮普 Lovely Professional University 農業學院昆蟲學系的副教授。他在印度莫漢普爾的 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya 獲得農業昆蟲學博士學位。在他的職業生涯中，他指導了1名博士生和8名碩士生。他在國際和國內的同行評審期刊上發表了超過20篇研究文章，並在其職業生涯中撰寫了5章書籍和4項專利/著作權。他還是印度科學大會（西孟加拉）和植物保護促進協會（西孟加拉）的終身會員。他作為組織秘書/召集人組織了3場國際會議。此外，他還參加了第106屆印度大會（2019年），擔任地方分會秘書。他目前的研究重點是捕食者和授粉者的生物多樣性與保護、昆蟲生態學和蜜蜂健康。

Prof. Chittaranjan Kole 是一位國際知名的科學家，擁有超過四十年的卓越職業生涯，並在植物基因組學、生物技術和分子育種等領域做出了原創貢獻，發表了超過170篇有影響力的研究文章和評論。他為全球領先的出版商編輯了超過200本書籍。他的科學貢獻和編輯才能得到了七位諾貝爾獎得主的讚賞，包括 Norman Borlaug 教授、Arthur Kornberg、Werner Arber、Phillip Sharp、Günter Blobel、Lee Hartwell 和 Roger Kornberg。他獲得了多項獎學金、榮譽獎學金以及國內外獎項，包括國際作物科學學會頒發的傑出作物科學家獎。他還獲得了印度政府能源部頒發的 Raja Ramanna Fellow 獎。他在學術界擔任過所有重要職位，包括 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 的副校長、印度印俄生物技術中心的項目協調員，以及美國克萊姆森大學營養保健研究所的研究主任。他還曾擔任賓夕法尼亞州立大學和克萊姆森大學的訪問教授。他目前擔任國際氣候韌性作物基因組學聯盟、國際植物醫學和營養組學聯盟及 Genome India International 的創始會長。