Download or read book Management of Fungal Pathogens in Pulses written by Bhim Pratap Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulses have played a major role in human diet and are considered a rich source of proteins. But, the major constraints in achieving the yield of pulses are the occurrences of various diseases and pests. Hence, there is a need to understand major fungal pathogens and their management strategies for sustainable agriculture. The major pulse crops in India and other Asian countries are bengal gram, pigeon pea, black gram, green gram, lentil and peas, which are attacked by several pathogens that cause considerable crop damage. Bengal gram is affected mainly by wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri), blight (Mycosphaerella pinodes) and rust (Uromyces ciceris-arietini). The main diseases of pigeon pea are wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) and Phytophtora stem blight (Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani). Powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) and rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) are the most important diseases affecting the production of pea. This volume offers details like symptoms, distribution, pathogens associated, predisposing factors and epidemiology, sources of resistance and holistic management of diseases with particular reference to those of economic importance. Several minor diseases of lentil, green gram and of black gram are discussed with their detailed and updated information. This volume provides pooled information regarding the management of major fungal phytopathogens affecting pulses.

Download or read book Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens written by Arun Arya and published by CABI. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of our current knowledge of some plantpathogen interactions in economically important crops, emphasizing the importance of pathogenic fungi on fruits, cereals, postharvest crops and the establishment of plant diseases and drawing together fundamental new information on their management strategies based on conventional and ecofriendly methods, with an emphasis on the use of microorganisms and various biotechnological aspects of agriculture, which could lead to sustainability in modern agriculture. The book examines the role of microbes in growth promotion, as bioprotectors and bioremediators, and presents practical strategies for using microbes in sustainable agriculture. In addition, the use of botanicals visavis chemical pesticides is also reviewed. Contributions on new research fields such as mycorrhizas and endophytes are included. The book also examines in different chapters hostpathogen interactions in the light of the new tools and techniques of molecular biology and genetics.

Download or read book Ecofriendly Management of Plant Diseases written by Shahid Ahamad and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rapid Change In The Agro-Ecosystem Leaves A Snag In The Establishment Of Harmony The Discard Of The Disturb Ecosystem Due To Wide Usage Of Chemical Pesticides, Fertilizers, And Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators. The Long Term Effect Were Overlooked Hence, Boom Of One Time Become Bane For The Ecosystem Degradation. At The Present Context, It Has Become Indispensable To Look For Sustainable Crop Protection Management Approaches For Disease Management And The Present Book Is An Effort To This Direction. The Diseases Of Economic Importance Caused By Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses And Virus Like Organisms Of Each Crop Are Covered, Describing Their History, Distribution, Losses Incurred, Symptoms Latest Diagnostic Tools, Epidemiology And Integrated Applied Management Approaches Including Cultural, Chemical, Genetic Resources, Use Of Bio Control Agents Being Adopted World-Wide. The Layout Of Each Chapter Includes A Brief Introduction And Pathogen-Wise Description Of The Diseases. Some Chapters Are Vividly Illustrated With Photographs Of Typical Symptoms, Graphs, Tables And Line Drawing To Make The Subject More Interesting And Easy To Understand For Students, Scientists, Planners, Administrators, Growers And Other End Users With Latest Pertinent References. The Book Contains Recent Information On Idm And Biological Control, Secondary Metabolites Produced By Biocontrol Agents And Their Role In Plant Disease Management, Potential Entomopathogenic And Antagonistic Fungi; Fungal Diseases Of Apple, Virus Diseases Of Cotton, Sheath Blight Of Rice, White Blister (Rust) Of Rapeseed-Mustard, Idm On Maize, Idm On Pulses, Idm On Rapeseed-Mustard, Sunflower, Linseed, Spot Blotch Of Wheat, Soil Solarization In Management Of Seedling Diseases; Management Of Bacterial Diseases, Anthracnose Of Cowpea; Precision Pest Management, Role Of Transgenics In Plant Protection, Role Of Information Technology In Plant Protection And Physiological Disorder Of Fruits And Their Management. Contents Chapter 1: Maize Diseases And Their Integrated Management By Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 2: Diseases Of Pulse Crops And Their Ecofriendly Management By S C Dubey, Birendra Singh And P Bahadur; Chapter 3: Biological Control Of Sheath Blight Disease Of Rice Caused By Rhizoctonia Solani By Ali Anwar And G B Bhat; Chapter 4: A Noxious Constraint: Blast Disease (Pyricularia Grisea) In Rice Production And Its Management By Ali Anwar And G N Bhat; Chapter 5: Potential Of Soil Solarization In The Management Of Seedling Diseases Of Vegetable Nurseries By Jameel Akhtar, Abdulmajid Ansari, Kumud Rani Tiu And H S Chaube; Chapter 6: Integrated Management Of White Blister (Rust) Of Rapeseed-Mustard By Shahid Ahamad And Anis Khan; Chapter 7: Precision Pest Management: An Emerging Concept By Chinmay Biswas, Sk Biswas And Ml Jat; Chapter 8: Management Strategies Of Sclerotinia Stem Rot Of Sunflower By Bipin Kumar, Mohd Akram And Sb Sing; Chapter 9: Integrated Management Of Spot Blotch Of Wheat By Mohd Akram, Mandvi Singh And Anis Khan; Chapter 10: Physiological Disorders Of Fruits And Their Management By F A Khan, G M Beigh And M Y Bhat; Chapter 11: Bacterial Antagonists For Bacterial Diseases In Plant By Kalyan K Mondal; Chapter 12: Biological Control Of Soil Borne Diseases: An Update In Pulse Crops By R G Chaudhary, Neetu Shukla And R K Prajapati; Chapter 13: Integrated Management Of Alternaria Blight Of Rapeseed And Mustard: An Overview By Rajendra Prasad And Udit Narain; Chapter 14: Prospects Of Ecofriendly Management Of Wilt And Dry Root Rot In Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L) By S N Gurha, Mukesh Srivastava, Shubha Trivedi And Udit Narain; Chapter 15: Alternaria Blight Of Linseed (Linum Usitatissimum L): An Overview By Jyoti Singh; Chapter 16: Diseases Of Button Mushroom (Agaricus Bisporus) And Their Management By K P S Kushwaha And K K Mishra; Chapter 17: Biological Control Of Plant Diseases: Present Status And Future Scope By S K Biswas, Chinmay Biswas And S S L Srivastava; Chapter 18: Cultural And Biological Management Of Anthracnose Of Cowpea By Santosh Kumar Singh, Mohd Akram, Mandvi Singh And S B Singh; Chapter 19: Integrated Disease Management Strategies In Pulses By R K Prajapati, R G Chaudhary And Vishwa Dhar; Chapter 20: Biological Control Of Plant Pathogens By Amit Kumar Jain, Om Prakash Singh And D Prasad; Chapter 21: Role Of Information And Communication Technologies In Crop Production And Protection By Anshuman Kohli, Robert T Raab And Buenafe R Abdon; Chapter 22: Role Of Transgenics In Plant Protection By Sudha Jala And Dinesh Goyal; Chapter 23: Biodiversity Of Rust And Smut Fungi By D K Agarwal And Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 24: Biocontrol: An Emerging Strategy In Plant Disease Management By Sunita Chandel; Chapter 25: Virus Infecting Cotton: An Overview By Pradeep Sharma, Narayan Rishi And P K Sharma; Chapter 26: Trichoderma: Potential Microbe For Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases By Pratibha Sharma And Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 27: Secondary Metabolites Produced By Biocontrol Agents And Their Role In Plant Disease Management By Rashmi Aggarwal, Sangeeta Gupta And V B Singh; Chapter 28: Ecofriendly Management Of Diseases Of Rapessed Mustard By M S Sangwan And Naresh Mehta; Chapter 29: Biological Control Of Weeds By Sumit Chaturvedi, V C Dhyani, A P Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Gurvinder Singh And D S Mishra; Chapter 30: Ecofriendly Management Of Anthracnose Disease Of Urdbean By Om Gupta, S N Gurha And Shubha Trivedi; Chapter 31: Symptomatology, Etiology And Ecofriendly Management Of Alternaria Leaf Spots And Blight Of Broccoli By Gireesh Chand, Udit Narain, Mukesh Kumar And Shilpi Verma.

Download or read book Crop Rotation on Organic Farms written by Charles L. Mohler and published by Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes). This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture written by Rajeev K. Upadhyay and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant based biotechnology has come to represent a means of mitigating the problems of global food security in the twenty-first century. Products and processes in agriculture are increasingly becoming linked to science and cutting edge technology, to enable the engineering of what are in effect, designer plants. One of the most successful , non-chemical approaches to pest management and disease control is biological control, which seeks a solution in terms of using living organisms to regulate the incidence of pests and pathogens, providing a natural control' while still maintaining the biological balance with the ecosystem. This volume, (the first of two), addresses the different types of biocontrol for different pests, namely, crop diseases, weeds and nematodes, and details the biology of both the pest and its enemies, which is vital for efficient use of biological control. The book has numerous contributors who are authorities in their fields, and would be an asset to those who have interest in sustainable agriculture and crop productivity.

Download or read book Seed Borne Diseases of Agricultural Crops Detection Diagnosis Management written by Ravindra Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global population is increasing rapidly, and feeding the ever-increasing population poses a serious challenge for agriculturalists around the world. Seed is a basic and critical input in agriculture to ensure global food security. Roughly 90 percent of the crops grown all over the world are propagated by seed. However, seed can also harbour and spread pathogens, e.g. fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses etc., which cause devastating diseases. Seed-borne pathogens represent a major threat to crop establishment and yield. Hence, timely detection and diagnosis is a prerequisite for their effective management. The book "Seed-Borne Diseases of Agricultural Crops: Detection, Diagnosis & Management" addresses key issues related to seed-borne/transmitted diseases in various agricultural crops. Divided into 30 chapters, it offers a comprehensive compilation of papers concerning: the history of seed pathology, importance of seed-borne diseases, seed-borne diseases and quarantine, seed health testing and certification, detection and diagnosis of seed-borne diseases and their phytopathogens, host-parasite interactions during development of seed-borne diseases, diversity of seed-borne pathogens, seed-borne diseases in major agricultural crops, non-parasitic seed disorders, mechanisms of seed transmission and seed infection, storage fungi and mycotoxins, impact of seed-borne diseases on human and animal health, and management options for seed-borne diseases. We wish to thank all of the eminent researchers who contributed valuable chapters to our book, which will be immensely useful for students, researchers, academics, and all those involved in various agro-industries.

Download or read book Legume Crops written by Mirza Hasanuzzaman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a sustainable agricultural system, legume crops are one of the essential components. However, improving the productivity of legume crops and improving their tolerance to adverse environments are essential tasks for plant biologists. This book includes nine comprehensive chapters addressing various aspects of legume crop biology, production and importance. There are several chapters on the adaptation of legumes to an adverse environment. Particular focus is provided on the sustainable production of legume crops under changing environments. This book will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and researchers, particularly from the field of Crop Science, Soil Science, Plant Breeding and Agronomy.

Download or read book Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology written by Christopher C. Kibbler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology is a comprehensive reference text which brings together the science and medicine of human fungal disease. Written by a leading group of international authors to bring a global expertise, it is divided into sections that deal with the principles of mycology, the organisms, a systems based approach to management, fungal disease in specific patient groups, diagnosis, and treatment. The detailed clinical chapters take account of recent international guidelines on the management of fungal disease. With chapters covering recent developments in taxonomy, fungal genetics and other 'omics', epidemiology, pathogenesis, and immunology, this textbook is well suited to aid both scientists and clinicians. The extensive illustrations, tables, and in-depth coverage of topics, including discussion of the non-infective aspects of allergic and toxin mediated fungal disease, are designed to aid the understanding of mechanisms and pathology, and extend the usual approach to fungal disease. This textbook is essential reading for microbiologists, research scientists, infectious diseases clinicians, respiratory physicians, and those managing immunocompromised patients. Part of the Oxford Textbook in Infectious Disease and Microbiology series, it is also a useful companion text for students and trainees looking to supplement mycology courses and microbiology training.

Download or read book Wheat Blast written by Sudheer Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheat Blast provides systematic and practical information on wheat blast pathology, summarises research progress and discusses future perspectives based on current understanding of the existing issues. The book explores advance technologies that may help in deciding the path for future research and development for better strategies and techniques to manage the wheat blast disease. It equips readers with basic and applied understanding on the identification of disease, its distribution and chances of further spread in new areas, its potential to cause yield losses to wheat, the conditions that favour disease development, disease prediction modelling, resistance breeding methods and management strategies against wheat blast. Features: Provides comprehensive information on wheat blast pathogen and its management under a single umbrella Covers disease identification and diagnostics which will be helpful to check introduction in new areas Discusses methods and protocol to study the different aspects of the disease such as diagnostics, variability, resistance screening, epiphytotic creation etc. Gives deep insight on the past, present and future outlook of wheat blast research progress This book’s chapters are contributed by experts and pioneers in their respective fields and it provides comprehensive insight with updated findings on wheat blast research. It serves as a valuable reference for researchers, policy makers, students, teachers, farmers, seed growers, traders, and other stakeholders dealing with wheat.

Download or read book Plant Disease Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture through Traditional and Modern Approaches written by Imran Ul Haq and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an account of the classical and recent trends in plant sciences, which have contributed for disease management strategies in plants for sustainable agriculture. Advancements in the disciplines of biological sciences like biotechnology, microbiology, bioinformatics as well as information and communication technology etc has given the new dimensions for the development of new plant disease management strategies. By keeping this perspective in view, the editors collected and compiled the useful, practical and recent information regarding plant disease management from a diverse group of authors from different countries associated with well-reputed scientific, teaching and research organizations with the objective to update and equip the researchers with comprehensive and latest knowledge of plant disease management. This book is based on the knowledge of traditional and modern approaches for plant disease management. It has 15 chapters, each chapter describing the pillar strategies, which may be the possible way for crop protection from diseases.This effort deals with the history and recent trends in plant disease control, plant genetics and physiology in disease prognosis, conventional plant breeding program for disease resistance, synthetic chemicals: major component of plant disease management, biological antagonism: expected safe and sustainable way to manage plant diseases , soil microbes and plant health, conventional and modern technologies for the management of post-harvest diseases, nanobiotechnology, an innovative plant disease management approach, transgenic approaches in plants: strategic control for disease management, exploiting RNAi mechanism in plants for disease resistance, genome editing technologies for resistance against phytopathogens: principles, applications and future prospects, plant health clinics in Pakistan: operations and prospects, precision agriculture technologies for management of plant disease, quarantine and regulations and development and implementation of IDM program for annual and perennial crops.

Download or read book Food Security and Plant Disease Management written by Ajay Kumar and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food Security and Plant Disease Management offers a comprehensive exploration of biocontrol, the latest technologies being used in plant health assurance, and resulting impacts on crop production and food security. Discussing both theoretical and practical topics, the book examines basic and advanced applications of biosensor and nano-technologies, introduces plant disease, including modes of action and their transmission in host plants, then covers factors contributing to plant disease and various means of addressing those diseases. This volume is part of the Microorganisms in Agriculture and the Environment series and provides important information for developing new effective plant protection practices. The direct or indirect applications of beneficial microbes in the treatment of plant disease is termed “microbial control and these methods have increasingly been identified as important options for plant health management. The beneficial microbes as well as recent omic and nano-technologies also reveal important mechanisms that can be utilized in disease management strategies. Explores the impact of climate change on plant diseases and new methods of resolution Includes information on gene expression during crop disease management Presents insights into the legal and commercial aspects of microbial control

Download or read book Volatiles and Food Security written by Devendra K. Choudhary and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents research on volatiles produced by microbes and plants along with their biotechnological implications for sustainable agriculture. A greater understanding of how plants and microbes live together and benefit each other can provide new strategies to improve plant productivity, while at the same time helping to protect the environment and maintain global biodiversity. To date, the use of chemicals to enhance plant growth or induced resistance in plants has been limited due to the negative effects and the difficulty in determining the optimal concentrations to benefit the plant. The book discusses extensive studies on biological alternatives that avoid these problems, and the research presented suggests that these compounds could offer an environmentally sound means to better grow and protect plants under greenhouse or field conditions. To understand the nature of VOCs and gene expression profiling of plant genes responding against these compounds can be conducted. It is possible that VOCs produced by microbes while colonizing roots are generated at sufficient concentrations to trigger plant responses. In conclusion, positive or negative effects of VOCs on plant productivity will be dependent on upon specific VOCs microbial strain, plant genotype, and presence/absence of abiotic/biotic stresses

Download or read book Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development Current Perspectives written by Praveen Gehlot and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the multiple roles of fungi in everyday life. Fungi are the large group of organisms with tremendous diversity and economic importance. Their ability to produce commercially efficient useful products makes them the vulnerable sustainable tool for the future generation. This book describes a systems approach and provides a means to share the latest developments and advances about the benefits of fungi including their wide application, traditional uses, modern practices, along with designing of strategies to harness their potential. The chapters are organized with data, providing information related to different sustainable aspects of fungi in agriculture, its cultivation and conservation strategies, industrial and environmental utilization, advanced bioconversion technologies and modern biotechnological interventions. Updated information and current opinion related to its application for sustainable agriculture, environment, and industries as futuristic tools have been presented and discussed in different chapters. The book also elucidates a comprehensive yet a representative description of the challenges associated with the sustained application of fungi to achieve the goals of sustainability.

Download or read book Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens written by Arun Arya and published by CABI. This book was released on 2010 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of our current knowledge of some plant-pathogen interactions in economically important crops, emphasizing the importance of pathogenic fungi on fruits, cereals, postharvest crops and the establishment of plant diseases and drawing together fundamental new information on their management strategies based on conventional and eco-friendly methods, with an emphasis on the use of microorganisms and various biotechnological aspects of agriculture, which could lead to sustainability in modern agriculture. The book examines the role of microbes in growth promotion, as bioprotectors and bioremediators, and presents practical strategies for using microbes in sustainable agriculture. In addition, the use of botanicals vis-a-vis chemical pesticides is also reviewed. Contributions on new research fields such as mycorrhizas and endophytes are included. The book also examines in different chapters host-pathogen interactions in the light of the new tools and techniques of molecular biology and genetics.

Download or read book Trichoderma Agricultural Applications and Beyond written by Chakravarthula Manoharachary and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a comprehensive overview on the various aspects of Trichoderma, a filamentous fungus ubiquitously present in soil. Topics addressed are the biology, diversity, taxonomy, ecology, biotechnology and cultivation of Trichoderma, to just name a few. Basic as well as applied aspects are covered and a special focus is given on use of Trichoderma in agriculture and beyond. Trichoderma species are widely distributed throughout the world in soil, rotting plant material, and wood. Although they are often considered as a contaminants, Trichoderma species are also known for their ability to act as biocontrol agents against various plant pathogens and plant diseases, and also as biostimulants promoting plant growth. The contents of this book will be of particular interest to, agricultural scientists, biotechnologists, plant pathologists, mycologists, and microbiologists, students, extension workers, policy makers and other stakeholders.

Download or read book The Fusarium Laboratory Manual written by John F. Leslie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in over 20 years, a comprehensive collection of photographs and descriptions of species in the fungal genus Fusarium is available. This laboratory manual provides an overview of the biology of Fusarium and the techniques involved in the isolation, identification and characterization of individual species and the populations in which they occur. It is the first time that genetic, morphological and molecular approaches have been incorporated into a volume devoted to Fusarium identification. The authors include descriptions of species, both new and old, and provide protocols for genetic, morphological and molecular identification techniques. The Fusarium Laboratory Manual also includes some of the evolutionary biology and population genetics thinking that has begun to inform the understanding of agriculturally important fungal pathogens. In addition to practical “how-to” protocols it also provides guidance in formulating questions and obtaining answers about this very important group of fungi. The need for as many different techniques as possible to be used in the identification and characterization process has never been greater. These approaches have applications to fungi other than those in the genus Fusarium. This volume presents an introduction to the genus Fusarium, the toxins these fungi produce and the diseases they can cause. "The Fusarium Laboratory Manual is a milestone in the study of the genus Fusarium and will help bridge the gap between morphological and phylogenetic taxonomy. It will be used by everybody dealing with Fusarium in the Third Millenium." --W.F.O. Marasas, Medical Research Council, South Africa

Download or read book Microbial Surfactants written by R.Z. Sayyed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biosurfactants are surface-active biomolecules produced by a wide variety of microorganisms. They can be produced from renewable sources, and possess high surface activity, high specificity, low toxicity, tolerance to pH, temperature and ionic strength, biodegradability, excellent emulsifying and demulsifying ability and antimicrobial activity. Biosurfactants have found applications in several industries including organic chemicals, petrochemicals, mining, metallurgy (mainly bioleaching), agrochemicals, fertilizers, foods, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and many others. The main aim of this volume is to highlight concepts, classifications, production and applications of microbial surfactants in food and agriculture. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of fermentation, recovery, genomics and metagenomics of biosurfactant production. It is presented in an easy-to-understand manner, and includes protocols, figures, and recent data on the industrial demand market and economics, and the production of biosurfactants from novel substrates are particularly worthwhile additions. The volume will be useful for students, researchers, teachers, and entrepreneurs in the area of microbial biosurfactants and their applications in food and agriculture.