Illustrated Plant Pathology: Basic Concepts

Darwin, Henry

ImprintNIPA
ISBN 9789380235080
Year2009
Pages492 pages, 25cm
LanguageEnglish

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Plant Disease Management requires a basic knowledge about the disease causing organism, whether fungi, bacteria, viruses, Mycoplasma or any other microorganisms. In this book 'Illustrated Plant Pathology--Basic Concepts', the authors have covered: Detailed account of the various pathogenic microorganisms responsible for causing diseases. Their classification, life cycle, mode of survival, spread and infection, factors responsible for epidemics, physiological specialization of pathogens. Disease surveillance, assessment of disease intensity, methods of disease control, plant protection chemicals, plant protection appliances and other aspects, which may go a long way in adopting suitable measures to combat the diseases. Management of seed-borne, soil borne and foliar diseases, use of plant products in disease management and biological approaches in disease management have also been dealt with. Numerous illustrations have also been given to make the text easily understandable. Though intended for the students of Agriculture, the book will be highly useful for the people working in the Department of agriculture and to the elite public who are interested in scientific agriculture.
H.Lewin Devasahayam, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology (Retd.),Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu & L.Darwin Christdhas Henry, Senior Lecturer in Plant Pathology, Annamalai University,Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.
01: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 02: Principles of Plant Disease Management
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