BookKrishna P. Singh, Shamarao Jahagirdar, Birinchi Kumar Sarma, editors.
Summary: This book offers a comprehensive guide to the identification, detection, characterization, classification and management of plant pathogens and other beneficial microbes in agriculture. The science of plant pathology is a dynamic field and, given the growing interest in sustainable agricultural practices, plant disease management has also gained importance. Further, there has been a shift from traditional chemical-based methods to eco-friendly integrated disease management strategies with a greater focus on bio-control and other eco-friendly technologies. This book provides a comprehensive and timely account of latest concepts and advances in the field of plant pathology, including detection and diagnosis, host resistance, disease forecasting and plant biotechnological approaches. Accordingly, it will be of great interest to academics and all stakeholders working in the fields of plant pathology, microbiology, biotechnology, plant breeding, and other life sciences.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Emerging plant diseases: Research status and challenges
Chapter 2. Emerging plant diseases under changing climate scenario
Chapter 3. Emerging important nematode problems in field crops and their management
Chapter 4. Modern tools for detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens
Chapter 5. Plant virus diagnostics: Traditional to recent and emerging approaches
Chapter 6. Epidemiology and management of Potato Virus Y
Chapter 7. Major fungal french bean diseases: Epidemiology and management
Chapter 8. White fly transmitted plant viruses and their management
Chapter 9. Recent advances in management of bacterial diseases of crops
Chapter 10. Resistance breeding and exploitation of wild relatives for new resistance sources
Chapter 11. New generation fungicides for sustainable production and disease suppression
Chapter 12. Toxicity of organophosphate pesticide on soil microorganism; Risk assessments strategies
Chapter 13. "CuChi-Tri", a new generation combination for knowledge- based management of oomycetes pathogen, Phytophthora infestans
Chapter 14. Seaweed and Associated Products: Natural biostimulant for improvement of plant health
Chapter 15. Secondary metabolites from microbes for plant disease management
Chapter 16. Beneficial root microbiota: Transmogrifiers of secondary metabolism in plants
Chapter 17. Microbial consortia for plant disease management and sustainable productivity
Chapter 18. Microbial biofilm: Formation, quorum sensing and its applications in plant disease management
Chapter 19. Role of endophytes in plant disease management
Chapter 20. Bioprospecting of diseases of horticultural crops in India
Chapter 21. Transgenerational plant immunity in plant disease management
Chapter 22. Concept of effectors and receptors in improving plant immunity
Chapter 23. Transgenic technology for the disease resistance in crop plants
Chapter 24. RNAi technology in management of crop diseases
Chapter 25. Genome editing for plant disease resistance
Chapter 26. Green nanotechnology and its applications in plant disease management
Chapter 27. Plant disease management in organic farming system: strategies and challenges
Chapter 28. Organic agriculture for plant disease management
Chapter 29. Pest risk analysis and plant quarantine regulations
Chapter 30. Remote sensing technology and its applications in plant pathology
Chapter 31. Decision making tools for integrated disease management
Chapter 32. Bioinformatics in plant pathology.