Bacterial Diseases of Plants and their Management

by M R Ravikumar, Shamarao Jahagirdar, Dinesh Singh, K Dinesh

ISBN: 9789371704496
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 12450.00
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Author Profile

Dr. M.R. Ravikumar is working as Professor of Plant Pathology (Specialization in Plant Bacteriology) at College of Agriculture, Hanumanamatti (UAS, Dharwad) for the last 25 years. He has published 25 International and 75 National research papers in reputed International and National journals. He has presented more than 75 research papers in International/National symposiums/Conferences, One book in English and 10 Books in kannada and more than 50 Popular articals in both Kannada and English. Prof. Shamarao Jahagirdar, serving as Professor(Plant Pathology) and Chief Editor, Publication Center, UAS, Dharwad and also served as Former Dean and Head of Institute, PAJANCOA and RI, Karaikal (Puducherry UT) and also National Principal Investigator (Soybean Pathology), IISR, Indore. He was a post doctoral fellow at National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, South Korea (2010). Prof. Jahagirdar has published 150 papers in journals,100 papers in conferences, deposited 30 sequences of Colletrotrichum trancatum causing anthracnose of soybean in Blast sequence. 50 articles and 5 books (both in English and Kannada), 5 chapters in books and 12 reports. Dr. Dinesh Singh (Principal Scientist), ICAR- IARI, New Delhi born in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh on 23 February 1968. He joined ARS services in January 20, 1997 at IIVR, Varanasi as Scientist. He has guided 7 Ph. D. and 2 M. Sc. students in the field of plant bacteriology. He has published 162 research papers in pear reviewed reputed journals, 44 popular articles, 32 books, 100 book chapters, 5 technical bulletins, 9 training manuals and 2 practical manuals and 1 extension bulletin. Dr. K. Dinesh, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology) is working as Assistant Professor in department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta. He has completed his B.Sc. from Dr. YSR Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, A.P. in 2016 and M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) in 2018 from Central Agricultural University, Imphal (Manipur) and Secured 4th (AIR) in ICAR-JRF/SRF(PGS)-2018 and completed his Doctoral degree from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka in 2021. He is the author/co-author of 12 research articles and 6 book chapters in reputed journals like Indian Phytopathology, Folia Microbiologica and other esteemed publishers like Springer, Elsevier, CRC press and IOP publishers.

About The Book

This book is the result of serious efforts put forwarded by authors which encompasses various concepts of Plant Bacteriology from basics to advanced level with updated information. This could be useful to all group of enthusiastic learners of Plant Bacteriology and also can guide student community for preparing themselves for competitive exams because of its brief and simple description of few advanced level concepts. This can also be very helpful to the farmers who are familiar with English because it contains a detailed description of diseases and their management.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Introduction 1 2. Morphology, Structure and Composition 7 3. Classification of Bacteria 15 4. Isolation and Characterization 33 5. Nutrition and Growth 51 6. Survival and Dispersal of Bacteria 61 7. Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases 65 8. Management of Bacterial Diseases 97 9. Bacterial Diseases of Fruit Crops 115 10. Bacterial Diseases of Vegetable Crops 149 11. Bacterial Diseases of Field Crops 211 12. Bacterial Diseases of Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops 231 References 255 Index 279 Colour Plates I-VII