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Diseases of Vegetable, Spices and Plantation Crops
Author
R S Mishra
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789388173162
  • year : 2019
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
The destructive potential of plant diseases in modern day agriculture has increased due to the use of cultivars having narrow genetic base over large areas. Correct disease diagnosis is the prime requirement for recommending preventive or curative measures for effective disease management. The present book deals with diseases of vegetable, spices and plantation crops through thirty chapters. This book has been written in concise form and efforts have been made to in corporate information on introduction to the disease, detailed description of disease symptoms, information on pathogen disease development and management of disease with recent development towards the integrated manner. It is hoped that book will be useful to students, teachers, researchers of plant pathology, farm managers, progressive farmers and extension workers. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens Diseases of Vegetables. 2. Brinjal (Solanum melongena). 3. Elephant Foot Yam or Suran (Amorphophallus paeonitolicus). 4. Okra or Ladies Fingers or Bhindi (Abelomoschus esculentum L.). 5. Pea (Pisum sativum). 6. Crucifers. 7. Carrot (Daucus carota). 8. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus). 9. Chilli (Capsicum annuum). 10. Potato (Solanum tuberosum). 11. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). 12. Onion (Allium cepa) and Garlic (Allium sativum) Diseases of Spice Crops. 13. Ginger (Zingiber officinale). 14. Turmeric (Cucurma longa). 15. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). 16. Fenugreek (Trigonell foenum-graecum). 17. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum Linn.). 18. Cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum, Blume). 19. Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.). 20. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.). 21. Black Pepper (Piper nigrum). 22. Cardamom (Elettoria cardamommum). 23. Celery (Apium graveolens L.). 24. Ajawain (Trachyspermum ammi L.). 25. Dill or Sowa (Anethum suwa or A. graveolens L.) Diseases of Plantation Crops. 26. Coffee (Coffea arabica or C. robusta). 27. Tea (Camelia sinensis). 28. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). 29. Arecanut (Areca catechu). 30. Coconut (Coccus nucifera). 31. Deficiency and Physiological Disorders. 32. Management. 33. Indian Plant Pathologist Disease Terminology. References. Index.