Crop Diseases Management: Principles and Practices_Inact

by P Narayanasamy

ISBN: 9789351244394
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7400.00
Biblio : 368 pages,25cm

Author Profile

Prof. P. Narayanasamy: Former Professor and Head, Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 640 003, Tamil Nadu (India)

About The Book

Crop diseases are known to be caused by various abiotic and biotic agents. Among the biotic agents, microbial plant pathogens — fungi, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses and viroids — accounts for significant quantitative and qualitative losses in agricultural and horticultural crops. It is essential to have adequate knowledge of various aspects of these plant pathogens. Information on precise identification of microbial plant pathogens, process of disease development, epidemiology, assessment of losses due to diseases, principles of disease management, their applications for containing the diseases and the possible ways of integrating the practices is required to develop and enhance the effectiveness of disease management systems suitable for different ecosystems. Basic plant pathological methods provided in the appendix and glossary of plant pathological terms presented in this book will help the students to have a clear understanding of the subject. Graduating students, researchers and teachers desirous of updating the information on different aspects of microbial plant pathogens and the diseases caused by them, will find this book to be useful.

Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgement List of figures Part I Causes and Development of Crop Diseases Chapter-1 Introduction Chapter-2 Types of Crop Diseases Chapter-3 Methods of Establishing the Causes and Diagnosis of Crop Diseases Chapter-4 Development of Plant Diseases Caused by Microbial Pathogens Chapter-5 Molecular Basis of Microbial Pathogenicity and Host Plant Defense Chapter-6 Assessment of Losses Caused by Crop Pathogens Part II Principles of Crop Disease Management Chapter-7 Principles and Practices of Crop Disease Management Chapter-8 Exclusion of Diseases Caused by Microbial Plant Pathogens Chapter-9 Reduction of Pathogen Inoculum Using Physical and Chemical Techniques Chapter-10 Reduction of Pathogen Inoculum Using Cultural Practices Chapter-11 Reduction of Pathogen Inoculum Using Antimicrobial Chemicals Chapter-12 Reduction of Pathogen Inoculum Using Biological Agents Chapter-13 Host Plant Resistance to Microbial Pathogens Chapter-14 Induction of Resistance to Crop Diseases Part III Practices Adopted for Crop Disease Management Chapter-15 Integrated Management of Diseases Affecting Roots of Plants Chapter-16 Integrated Management of Diseases Affecting Stems of Plants Chapter-17 Integrated Management of Diseases Affecting Foliage of Plants Chapter-18 Integrated Management of Diseases Affecting Inflorescence of Plants Chapter-19 Integrated Management of Viral and Phytoplasma Diseases of Crops Chapter-20 Integrated Management of Postharvest Diseases Appendices Appendix-1 Appendix-2 Glossary Colour Plates Index"