Pests and Diseases in Vegetable Crops

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-82368-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

This book provides information about the major diseases of horticultural crops in India. It discusses the pest, disease, and nematode issues affecting essential vegetable crops in the country. The management of pests in vegetable crops has been addressed through many methods, including regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, and biological approaches, host resistance, and integrated pest management strategies. The subject matter of the book is helpful for farmers who cultivate vegetable crops and is a valuable reference point for policymakers, researchers, extension workers, and students.

Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parthasarathy, S.

Lakshmidevi, P.

Yashodha, P.

Gopalakrishnan, C.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Schädlingsbekämpfung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

About the Authors

1. Introduction

2. Amaranth

3. Beet Root

4. Brinjal

5. Button Mushroom, Paddy Straw Mushroom and Oyster Mushroom

6. Cabbage and Cauliflower

7. Carrot

8. Celery

9. Chilli / Bell Pepper

10. Cowpea

11. Curry Leaf

12. Drumstick

13. French Bean

14. Lettuce

15. Okra

16. Onion and Garlic

17. Pea

18. Pigeon Pea

19. Potato

20. Pumpkin

21. Radish

22. Tomato

Über Autor(innen)

S. Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology) in the Department of Plant Pathology at Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, India. His areas of specialization are Biological Control and Molecular Plant Pathology. He is recipient of innovative fellowships such as the BIRAC Post Master’s Innovation Fellow in DBT, the Canadian International Development Research Centre-Nano Project JRF, the UGC Non-Special Assistance Programme and the Ministry of Human Resource Development Fellowship for UG.

P. Lakshmidevi is Teaching Assistant (Plant Pathology) in the Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture, India. She has conducted 2 Farm Testing trials, 4 Front Line Demonstrations, two farmers' field schools, and 43 on and off-campus trainings.

P. Yashodha is Associate Professor (Entomology), at the Department of Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Thiruvannamalai, India. She has contributed to releasing crop varieties and technologies in Tamil Nadu and has been awarded by numerous academic organizations for her contributions to Agricultural Entomology.

C. Gopalakrishnan is Professor of Plant Pathology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. He has received one state-level and four university-level awards for his contributions to agricultural research, extension, and teaching. He was also involved in releasing 8 crop varieties and 3 technologies to benefit the farming community.