The book addresses comprehensively the various challenges that cucurbitaceous vegetable production faces, such as pests, diseases, mites, nematode parasites, weeds, environmental stresses, and nutrients. It provides the most up-to-date information and findings on these topics, making it a valuable resource for students, horticultural experts, extension workers, and policy makers. In addition, the book includes relevant color photographs, making it a rich source of knowledge for the management of cucurbitaceous vegetables, with the aim of enhancing productivity and ensuring remunerative cultivation.

1. Cucurbits 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Cucurbit vegetables grown in India 2. Biotic stresses of cucurbits 2.1 Insect pests 2.2 Mite Pests 2.3 Nematode Pests 2.4 Parasitic plant 2.5 Diseases of Cucurbitaceous Crops 2.6 Weed Pests 2.7 Host plant resistance in cucurbits against biotic stress 3. Abiotic Stresses 3.1 Nutritional disorders 3.2 Environmental disorders 3.3 Others