This book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of various aspects of soil-borne plant diseases, taking into account the current state of the art in soil-borne plant pathogens. It includes contributions from experts at various national laboratories, research institutes, and universities, who illustrate and review the progress and application of knowledge on soil-borne plant diseases. The book also covers recent paradigm shifts in the field, taking into account the interplay between ecology, epidemiology, disease resistance, physico-chemical and biological aspects of solarization, bio-control processes, molecular detection, genomics of bio-control, PGPR activity, and sustainable disease management.

The book features chapters on major soil-borne fungal genera such as Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Verticillium, Phytophthora, and Sclerotium, as well as endoparasitic nematodes like Heterodera and Meloidogyne, including their biology, perpetuation, and population dynamics. It also covers important crops like wheat, cotton, and temperate fruits.

Additionally, the book discusses recent developments in bio-control, mass production, registration, quality control, principles of solar heating, use of mycorrhiza, utilization of on-farm wastes, and sub-lethal heating in hot arid regions. It also covers the philosophy of integrated disease management, taking into account ecological and economic parameters.

This book is intended for students, teachers, researchers, policy-makers, extension workers, and all those interested in general plant pathology, microbiology, microbial ecology, biological control, molecular biology, and general biology, as well as farmers and their supporters.

1: An Over View of Soil Borne Plant Pathogens by M.K. Naik, G.S. Devika Rani, R.D. Prasad, M.B. Patil and Bineeta Sen 2: Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn: Soil-Inhabiting Non-specialized Pathogen in Agroecosystem by Arvinder Kaur and H.S.Chaube 3: Molecular Detection and Characterization of Soil-Borne Fungal Plant Pathogens by T. R. Sharma and T.K. Jana 4: Advances in Plant Diseases Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and Their Management by R. D. Prasad and M. K. Naik 5: Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Mediated Strategy for Disease Management by Jayashree Gopalakrishnan 6: Genomics of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Biological Control of Soil Borne Plant Diseases by Dhananjay Naik, M.S. Rao, Abdul Rahiman Bantwal and M.K. Naik 7: Soil Borne Diseases of Wheat and their Management by Rashmi Aggarwal, P. Srinivas, K.D. Srivastava and D.V. Singh 8: Soil Borne Diseases of Temperate Fruits and their Management by J.N. Sharma and R.C. Sharma 9: Wilt Diseases of Cotton by Kannan, A. and Mayee, C.D 10: Mycorrhizae as Biological Deterrent of Plant Pathogens by M. N. Sreenivasa 11: Management of Endoparasitic Phytonematodes Particularly Meloidogyne spp. and Heterodera spp. through Non-chemical Methods by S.K. Patel, N.B. Patel and D.J. Patel 12: Use of On-farm Wastes in Management of Soil-Borne Diseases in Hot Arid Region by Satish Lodha, Sunil Israel and Ritu Mawar 13: Biological Control of Soil Borne Plant Pathogens using Trichoderma Species by R. D. Prasad and M. K. Naik 14: Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus Species of Pulses, their Biology, Responsible Factors and Management by S.P. Tiwari and M.N. Khare 15: Soil Solarization by Polyethylene Mulching for the Management of Soil-Borne Diseases by Harender Raj 16: Integrated Management of Phytophthora Diseases by M. Gunashekaran 17: Integrated Management of Soil Borne Diseases by V.K. Gupta and R.C. Sharma