1st Edition

Crop Diseases and Their Management Integrated Approaches

Edited By Gireesh Chand, Santosh Kumar Copyright 2016
    295 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    432 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    This important and comprehensive book is designed to provide information on crop diseases and how to manage those diseases. Covering a multitude of crops and diseases, the book presents integrated approaches on managing diseases that affect such crops as:





    • Cereal and crop plants, such as maize, pigeon pea, chickpeas, and urd/mung beans


    • Oil seed crops, such as groundnut, soybeans, and linseed


    • Horticultural crops, such as citrus, onions, garlic, cucurbitaceae, Colocasia, roses, Stevia rebaudiana, betelvine, jute, and sunhemp




    The book thoroughly covers the symptoms, causes, disease cycles, and management approaches for many diseases that affect useful agricultural crops.





    Edited by two professors and researchers with years of experience in teaching on crop diseases, this book is suitable for students in agricultural sciences and helps to cover the recently modified course curricula in India that increases coverage of crop diseases. Crop Diseases and Their Management is also a handy reference for plant protection experts, vegetable specialists, horticultural officers, and extension workers.

    Preface

    Cereal and Pulse Crops

    Diseases and Management of Maize

    R. P. Singh, Mamta Singh, and Dinesh Singh

    Diseases of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) and Their Management

    Ajay Kumar, Mahesh Singh, and Gireesh Chand

    Diseases of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) and Their Management

    Anil Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, and Birendra Kumar

    Diseases of Urd/Mung Bean Crops and Their Management

    Sangita Sahni, Bishun D. Prasad, and Sunita Kumari

    Oil Seed Crops

    Groundnut Diseases and Their Management

    Santosh Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Amarendra Kumar, and Gireesh Chand

    Diseases of Soybean and Their Management

    Sunil Kumar

    Diseases of Linseed and Their Management

    Sunil Kumar

    Horticultural Crops

    Nutritional Disorders of Citrus and Their Management

    J. N. Srivastava, P. K. Sharma, Upma Dutta, and Rakesh Kumar

    Fungal Diseases of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) and Their Integrated Disease Management (IDM)

    C. P. Khare, Sushma Nema, J. N. Srivastava, V. K. Yadav, and N. D. Sharma

    Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Major Diseases of Onion and Garlic in India

    R. K. Mishra, M. D. Ojha, V. S. Pandey, and R. B. Verma

    Damping-Off Disease of Seedling in Solanaceous Vegetable: Current Status and Management Strategies

    Kanika Pagoch, J. N. Srivastava, and Ashok Kumar Singh

    Downy Mildew of Cucurbits and Their Management

    C. P. Khare, J. N. Srivastava, P. K. Tiwari, A. Kotesthane, and V. S. Thrimurthi

    Diseases of Colocasia Crop and Their Management

    R. C. Shakywar, M. Pathak, and K. M. Singh

    Diseases of Rose Crop and Their Management

    R. C. Shakywar, K. S. Tomar, and R. K. Patidar

    Use of Stevia Rebaudiana and Its Diseases With Management

    K. K. Chandra

    Major Diseases of Betelvine and Their Management

    Prabhat Kumar, Shivnath Das, Ajit Kumar Pandey, and Santosh Kumar

    General Issues

    Diseases of Makhana and Their Management

    Sangita Sahni, Bishun D. Prasad, and Sunita Kumari

    Diseases of Jute and Sunhemp Crops and Thier Management

    Santosh Kumar, V. K. Singh, A. N. Tripathi, and Prabhat Kumar

    Mesta Pathosystems: An Overview

    A. N. Tripathi, R. K. De, P. N. Meena, V. Ramesh Babu, Y. R. Meena, S. Kumar, and V. K. Singh

    Characterization of Species and Parasitism in the Genus Alternaria

    Udit Narain, Sandhya Kant, and Gire

    Index

    Biography

    Gireesh Chand, PhD, is currently associate professor-cum senior scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology at Bihar Agricultural University, India. He was previously assistant professor at N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad, India. His research specialization is in the study of molecular plant pathology of crop diseases and their management. He has a decade-long career dedicated to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate classes, research, and extension activities and has guided several MSc and PhD theses. He is the author or co-author of six books on plant pathology and has published numerous research papers, book chapters, and popular articles. He has presented many research papers at national and international seminars and symposia. With research specialization in the study of molecular plant pathology of crop diseases and their management, he has led more than 10 research projects.





    He received his PhD in plant pathology from C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in Kanpur. India. He has received a number of awards and honors, including the P. R. Verma Award (2000), a PhD Research Fellowship, Best KVK Award (2005), SPPS Fellow Award (2009), ISHA Best Student-Guide Award (2010), Prof. M. J. Narsingham Award (2011), Young Scientist Award (2013), Best Paper Presentation Award (2014), and the Excellence in Teaching Award (2014). He visited Beijing, China, through the International Financial Support Scheme (2013) by DST, New Delhi.





    Santosh Kumar, PhD, is presently working as assistant professor-cum-junior scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India. He received his PhD in plant pathology from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. Dr. Kumar was awarded Senior Research Fellowship, IARI, New Delhi, Rajiiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) through the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, during the PhD program. He has taught many undergraduate and postgraduate courses and is actively involved in teaching activity. He received a Young Scientist Award (2015) from Bioved, Allahabad. He has published many research papers, review papers, book chapters, and popular articles in international and national journals. He has also published one book and two extension bulletins on mushroom production. He has attended and presented at several national and international symposia and has received several best poster awards. His research interests include management of diseases of pulses and rice, biocontrol, and mushrooms.