BookRavindra Kumar, Anuja Gupta, editors.
Summary: 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 31 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.
Contents:
Part 1. Impact of seed borne phytopathogens or seed borne diseases on agriculture and society
Chapter 1. Importance of Seed-borne Diseases of Agricultural Crops: Economic losses and Impact on Society
Chapter 2. Major Seed-borne Diseases of Agricultural Crops: International Trade of Agricultural Products and Role of Quarantine
Part II. History of seed pathology
Chapter 3. Contribution of Individuals and Organizations in the Development of Seed Pathology
Chapter 4. Ancient, Mid-time and Recent History of Seed Pathology
Part III. Diagnosis & detection of seed borne pathogens
Chapter 5. Diagnosis and detection of Seed borne fungal phytopathogens
Chapter 6. Detection of Seed and Propagating Material Borne Bacterial Diseases of Economically Important Crops
Chapter 7. Detection and diagnosis of seed-borne viruses and virus like pathogens
Chapter 8. Detection and diagnosis of seed borne and seed associated nematode
Part IV. Host
parasite interaction during the development of seed borne diseases
Chapter 9. Host-parasite Interaction During Development of Major Seed-borne Fungal Diseases
Chapter 10. Host-parasite interaction during development of major seed borne bacterial diseases
Chapter 11. Host-parasite interaction during development of major seed transmitted viral diseases
Chapter 12. Host-parasite interaction during development of major seed borne diseases caused by nematodes
Part V. Diversity of seed borne phytopathogens
Chapter 13. Diversity of seed borne fungal phytopathogens
Chapter 14. Diversity of seed borne bacterial phytopathogens
Chapter 15. Genetic diversity, transmission and understanding of seed-borne viruses and phytoplasma
Chapter 16. Diversity of Seed Borne and Seed Associated Nematodes
Part VI. Major Seed borne diseases in different agricultural crops
Chapter 17. Major Seed borne diseases in important cereals: Symptomatology, etiology & economic importance
Chapter 18. Major Seed born e diseases in important oilseeds: Symptomatology, etiology & economic importance
Chapter 19. Major Seed borne diseases in important pulses: Symptomatology, etiology & economic importance
Chapter 20. Major Seed borne diseases in important vegetables: Symptomatology, etiology & economic importance
Chapter 21. Major Seed borne diseases in important forage crops & fibre crops: Symptomatology, etiology & economic importance
Part VII. Seed borne diseases: Human and animal health
Chapter 22. Seed borne diseases: its impact on Human and animal health
Part VIII. Management of seed borne pathogens/diseases
Chapter 23. Use of Biological Control Agents in the Management of Seedborne Diseases
Chapter 24. Chemical Management of seed borne diseases: Achievements and future challenges
Chapter 25. Biotechnology: An intervention for the genetic resistance against seed borne phytopathogens
Chapter 26. Management of Seed borne diseases: An integrated approach
Part IX: Mechanism of seed transmission and seed infection
Chapter 27. Mechanism of Seed Transmission and Seed Infection in Major Agricultural Crops in India
Part X: Miscellaneous
Chapter 28. Seed Health Testing and Seed Certification
Chapter 29. Non-Parasitic Seed Disorders of Major Agricultural Crops
Chapter 30. Storage fungi and Mycotoxins
Chapter 31. Epidemiology of seed borne diseases.