CROP DISEASES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

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PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., Jan 1, 2005 - Technology & Engineering - 724 pages
This comprehensive and uptodate text is designed to provide information to the readers on all important aspects of plant pathology in a single volume. The information on modern areas like Disease diagnosis, Disease forecasting, Biological control, Epidemiology and Biotechnology in disease resistance and safe use of pesticides have been covered, giving most recent concepts. The text is illustrated with flow diagrams, line diagrams, photographs and tables for quick and easy understanding of the subject.
 

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Contents

1 PLANT DISEASES
1
2 LANDMARKS IN DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
15
3 DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASE
27
4 DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
50
5 MECHANISM OF HOST DEFENCE
84
6 GENETICS OF HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION
102
7 DISEASE DEVELOPMENT IN POPULATIONS
137
8 DISEASE MEASUREMENT AND FORECASTING
171
CHROMISTA OOMYCOTA AND PLANT DISEASES
347
CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA AND PLANT DISEASES
384
ASCOMYCOTA AND PLANT DISEASES
388
22 VASCULAR WILTS
454
BASIDIOMYCOTA AND PLANT DISEASES
473
24 BACTERIA AND PLANT DISEASES
520
25 VIRUSES AND PLANT DISEASES
556
26 MOLLICUTES AND PLANT DISEASES
596

9 PRINCIPLES OF PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT
190
10 PHYSICAL METHODS
197
11 REGULATORY METHODS
205
12 CULTURAL PRACTICES
217
13 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
233
14 MANAGEMENT THROUGH HOST GENES
265
15 CHEMICAL CONTROL
287
16 INTEGRATED PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT
316
FUNGI
324
PROTOZOA AND PLANT DISEASES
344
27 NEMATODES AND PLANT DISEASES
602
28 PHANEROGAMIC PLANT PARASITES
627
29 POSTHARVEST DISEASES
631
30 PLANT DISEASES OF UNSETTLED ETIOLOGY
645
31 NONINFECTIOUS DISORDERS
660
Glossary
669
EReferences
683
Index
685
Back cover
704
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About the author (2005)

H. S. CHAUBE, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has more than three decades of experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Plant Pathology. Professor Chaube has conducted seven research projects funded by ICAR, UP-DASP and DBT, and published more than 120 research papers and 30 reviews. A recipient of several prestigious awards for research contributions, he has also authored 8 books and 2 laboratory manuals. His areas of specialization are ecology and management of soil borne pathogens. V. S. PUNDHIR, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has been engaged in teaching and research in Plant Pathology for more than 25 years. Dr. Pundhir is actively involved in research on sugarbeet and potato diseases. He has to his credit several research papers, published in national and international journals and is also the author of three laboratory manuals in Plant Pathology. His areas of specialization are epidemiology and plant disease management.

Bibliographic information

TitleCROP DISEASES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
AuthorsH. S. CHAUBE, V. S. PUNDHIR
PublisherPHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2005
ISBN8120326741, 9788120326743
Length724 pages
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Science / Life Sciences / Botany
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science
  
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