Editors : V.P. Agnihotri, A.K. Sarbhoy and D.V. Singh

Diseases are one of the major constraints in the profitable cultivation of crops. The destructive role of plant diseases by preventing the realization of maximum yield has become quite difficult in recent years. This is perhaps due to high crop density obtained by using high rate of fertilisers and other agronomic practices. The problem is particularly serious in monocropped area. The book will act as a catalyst in ushering newer ideas in providing meaningful solutions to intricate problems in plant pathology. The editors, sincerely hope that the information provided in the book will be of immense utility to the scholars, scientists and enlightened farmers for the management of disease.

Contents

Foliar blights and Fusarium scab of wheat : Present status and strategies for management

Powdery mildew of wheat : A potential disease in North-western India

Banded leaf and sheath blight of maize

Integrated management practices for ergot of pearl millet

Biochemical aspects of green ear disease of pearl millet

Soybean rust : A threatening disease in India

Leaf spots and viral diseases of soybean

Alternaria blight and white rust of mustard : Potential threat to cultivation

Phytophthora blight of potato : An age old problem

Common scab of potato and its management

Evaluating potato seed health standard

Strategies to manage red rot of sugarcane: New approach

Epidemiology and management of Sclerotium root rot of sugarbeet : A threatening malady

Some threatening diseases of mango and their management

Guava wilt : Present status and future strategies

Citrus ring spot capillovirus and citrus mosaic badnavirus :Two emerging pathogens infecting citrus in India

Detection and management of blister blight of tea

Phytophthora foot rot of black pepper

Management of rhizome rot of ginger: Progress and perspective

Epidemiology and management of powdery mildews

Diseases caused by Macrophomina phaseolina and their management

Mycorrhiza in control of plant pathogens

ISBN : 81-85048-33-9

328 pp, Well Illustrated; Hardcover