Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases

This book is a compilation of the most challenging and significant chapters on the diagnosis and management of important bacterial, fungal, viral, viroid, phytoplasma, non parasitic diseases and various physiological disorders, in various crops. The chapters have been contributed by eminent plant pathologists, having wide experience of teaching and research on various crops with different types of diseases, which cause great economic losses. The book would be very useful for students, teachers and researchers of plant pathology. This book highlights recent advances made in the development of new types of resistance in host plants and alternative strategies for managing plant diseases to improve food quality and reduce the negative public health impact associated with plant diseases. Having entered into 21 st century advancements in the Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens and Plant Disease Management need to be closely examined and adequately applied, so that newer challenges facing plant pathology could be adequately addressed in attaining food security for the growing population. Substantial advancements have been made in terms of expanding knowledge base of the biology of plant-microbial interactions, disease management strategies and application and practice of Plant Pathology. Application of molecular biology in Plant Pathology has greatly improved our ability to detect plant pathogens and in increasing our understanding, their ecology and epidemiology. Similarly, new technologies and resources have been evolved for the development of sustainable crop protection systems by different control strategies against various pests and pathogens that are important components of the integrated pest management programme. Natural products and chemical compounds discovered as a result of basic research and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis have led to the development of “biorational” pesticides. Biological control has been found to be the most significant approach to plant health management during the twentieth century and promises using modern biotechnology, to be even more significant in the twenty-first century. This book is a compilation of the most challenging and significant chapters on the diagnosis and management of important bacterial, fungal, viral, viroid, phytoplasma, non parasitic diseases and various physiological disorders, in various crops. The chapters have been contributed by eminent plant pathologists, having wide experience of teaching and research on various crops with different types of diseases, which cause great economic losses. The book would be very useful for students, teachers and researchers of plant pathology. This book highlights recent advances made in the development of new types of resistance in host plants and alternative strategies for managing plant diseases to improve food quality and reduce the negative public health impact associated with plant diseases. Having entered into 21st century advancements in the Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens and Plant Disease Management need to be closely examined and adequately applied, so that newer challenges facing plant pathology could be adequately addressed in attaining food security for the growing population.℗l℗l Substantial advancements have been made in terms of expanding knowledge base of the biology of plant-microbial interactions, disease management strategies and application and practice of Plant Pathology.℗l Application of molecular biology in Plant Pathology has greatly improved our ability to detect plant pathogens and in increasing our understanding, their ecology and epidemiology. Similarly, new technologies and resources have been evolved for the development of sustainable crop protection systems by different control strategies against various pests and pathogens that are important components of the integrated pest management programme. Natural products and chemical compounds discovered as a result of basic research and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis have led to the development of ĺlbiorationalĺl pesticides. Biological control has been found to be the most significant approach to plant health management during the twentieth century and promises using modern biotechnology, to be even more significant in the twenty-first century This book is a compilation of the most challenging and significant chapters on the diagnosis and management of important bacterial, fungal, viral, viroid, phytoplasma, non parasitic diseases and various physiological disorders, in various crops. The chapters have been contributed by eminent plant pathologists, having wide experience of teaching and research on various crops with different types of diseases, which cause great economic losses. The book would be very useful for students, teachers and researchers of plant pathology. This book highlights recent advances made in the development of new types of resistance in host plants and alternative strategies for managing plant diseases to improve food quality and reduce the negative public health impact associated with plant diseases. Having entered into 21st century advancements in the Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens and Plant Disease Management need to be closely examined and adequately applied, so that newer challenges facing plant pathology could be adequately addressed in attaining food security for the growing population. Substantial advancements have been made in terms of expanding knowledge base of the biology of plant-microbial interactions, disease management strategies and application and practice of Plant Pathology. Application of molecular biology in Plant Pathology has greatly improved our ability to detect plant pathogens and in increasing our understanding, their ecology and epidemiology. Similarly, new technologies and resources have been evolved for the development of sustainable crop protection systems by different control strategies against various pests and pathogens that are important components of the integrated pest management programme. Natural products and chemical compounds discovered as a result of basic research and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis have led to the development of "biorational" pesticides. Biological control has been found to be the most significant approach to pl ant health management during the twentieth century and promises using modern biotechnology, to be even more significant in the twenty-first century Front Matter....Pages i-xv Commercialisation of Microbial Biopesticides for the Management of Pests and Diseases....Pages 1-10 Management of Plant Diseases Under Organic Cultivation....Pages 11-16 Combined Approach of Morphological and Molecular Diagnosis of Fusaria spp. Causing Diseases in Crop Plants....Pages 17-34 Damping-Off Disease of Seedlings in Solanaceous Vegetables: Current Status and Disease Management....Pages 35-46 Downy Mildew of Cucurbits and Their Management....Pages 47-54 Advances in Diseases of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)....Pages 55-68 Botrytis Gray Mold of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)....Pages 69-79 Fungal Diseases of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) and Their Integrated Management (IDM)....Pages 81-89 Sheath Blight Disease of Paddy and Their Management....Pages 91-99 Diagnosis and Management of Bacterial Plant Diseases....Pages 101-117 Recent Developments in Bacterial Blight of Pomegranate and Its Management....Pages 119-126 Role of Defensive Antiviral Proteins from Higher Plants in the Management of Viral Diseases....Pages 127-144 Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease: A New Threat to Mesta (Hibiscus sp.) Cultivation....Pages 145-161 Biology, Epidemiology, Resistance Genes, and Management of Soybean Mosaic Virus in Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)....Pages 163-174 Boerhaavia diffusa-Derived Antiviral Glycoprotein: A Novel, Eco-friendly Approach for the Management of Viral Diseases....Pages 175-181 Nematode Diseases of Crops in India....Pages 183-224 Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Diseases of Vegetable Crops in India....Pages 225-242 Novel Detection Techniques for Plant Pathogens and Their Application in Disease Management....Pages 243-251 Molecular Tools and Techniques for Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens....Pages 253-271 Plant Nutrition in the Management of Plant Diseases with Particular Reference to Wheat....Pages 273-284 Nutritional Disorders of Citrus and Their Management....Pages 285-294