Plant Disease Management Strategies For Sustainable Agriculture Through Traditional And Modern Approaches

This book provides an account of the classical and recent trends in plant sciences, which have contributed for disease management strategies in plants for sustainable agriculture. Advancements in the disciplines of biological sciences like biotechnology, microbiology, bioinformatics as well as information and communication technology etc has given the new dimensions for the development of new plant disease management strategies. By keeping this perspective in view, the editors collected and compiled the useful, practical and recent information regarding plant disease management from a diverse group of authors from different countries associated with well-reputed scientific, teaching and research organizations with the objective to update and equip the researchers with comprehensive and latest knowledge of plant disease management. This book is based on the knowledge of traditional and modern approaches for plant disease management. It has 15 chapters, each chapter describing the pillar strategies, which may be the possible way for crop protection from diseases.This effort deals with the history and recent trends in plant disease control, plant genetics and physiology in disease prognosis, conventional plant breeding program for disease resistance, synthetic chemicals: major component of plant disease management, biological antagonism: expected safe and sustainable way to manage plant diseases , soil microbes and plant health, conventional and modern technologies for the management of post-harvest diseases, nanobiotechnology, an innovative plant disease management approach, transgenic approaches in plants: strategic control for disease management, exploiting RNAi mechanism in plants for disease resistance, genome editing technologies for resistance against phytopathogens: principles, applications and future prospects, plant health clinics in Pakistan: operations and prospects, precision agriculture technologies for management of plant disease, quarantine and regulations and development and implementation of IDM program for annual and perennial crops.

Addressing the most critical issues in the management of emerging diseases throughout the world, experts in plant pathology from internationally renowned institutes share their research and examine key literature. They look at both traditional pathology and advanced biotechnological and molecular diagnosis, and integrated management practices. This book is divided into four parts, covering viral and fungal disease detection and management, nematode diseases and management, bio-control, and biotechnological approaches and impact of climate change. The authors look at the challenges of crop protection against diseases caused by plant pathogens for the most economically important crops. The establishment and management of plant diseases using conventional and eco-friendly methods are discussed with an emphasis on the use of beneficial microbes and modern biotechnological approaches.

Most scientists and many of the world's farmers have abandoned traditional farming practices and systems in an effort to increase production and to improve the efficiency of land and labor use. The resulting "modern" systems largely ignore many of the sustainable pest management practices that have evolved among farmers over centuries. In this book

This book provides an overview of our current knowledge of some plantpathogen interactions in economically important crops, emphasizing the importance of pathogenic fungi on fruits, cereals, postharvest crops and the establishment of plant diseases and drawing together fundamental new information on their management strategies based on conventional and ecofriendly methods, with an emphasis on the use of microorganisms and various biotechnological aspects of agriculture, which could lead to sustainability in modern agriculture. The book examines the role of microbes in growth promotion, as bioprotectors and bioremediators, and presents practical strategies for using microbes in sustainable agriculture. In addition, the use of botanicals visavis chemical pesticides is also reviewed. Contributions on new research fields such as mycorrhizas and endophytes are included. The book also examines in different chapters hostpathogen interactions in the light of the new tools and techniques of molecular biology and genetics.

The Rapid Change In The Agro-Ecosystem Leaves A Snag In The Establishment Of Harmony The Discard Of The Disturb Ecosystem Due To Wide Usage Of Chemical Pesticides, Fertilizers, And Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators. The Long Term Effect Were Overlooked Hence, Boom Of One Time Become Bane For The Ecosystem Degradation. At The Present Context, It Has Become Indispensable To Look For Sustainable Crop Protection Management Approaches For Disease Management And The Present Book Is An Effort To This Direction. The Diseases Of Economic Importance Caused By Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses And Virus Like Organisms Of Each Crop Are Covered, Describing Their History, Distribution, Losses Incurred, Symptoms Latest Diagnostic Tools, Epidemiology And Integrated Applied Management Approaches Including Cultural, Chemical, Genetic Resources, Use Of Bio Control Agents Being Adopted World-Wide. The Layout Of Each Chapter Includes A Brief Introduction And Pathogen-Wise Description Of The Diseases. Some Chapters Are Vividly Illustrated With Photographs Of Typical Symptoms, Graphs, Tables And Line Drawing To Make The Subject More Interesting And Easy To Understand For Students, Scientists, Planners, Administrators, Growers And Other End Users With Latest Pertinent References. The Book Contains Recent Information On Idm And Biological Control, Secondary Metabolites Produced By Biocontrol Agents And Their Role In Plant Disease Management, Potential Entomopathogenic And Antagonistic Fungi; Fungal Diseases Of Apple, Virus Diseases Of Cotton, Sheath Blight Of Rice, White Blister (Rust) Of Rapeseed-Mustard, Idm On Maize, Idm On Pulses, Idm On Rapeseed-Mustard, Sunflower, Linseed, Spot Blotch Of Wheat, Soil Solarization In Management Of Seedling Diseases; Management Of Bacterial Diseases, Anthracnose Of Cowpea; Precision Pest Management, Role Of Transgenics In Plant Protection, Role Of Information Technology In Plant Protection And Physiological Disorder Of Fruits And Their Management. Contents Chapter 1: Maize Diseases And Their Integrated Management By Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 2: Diseases Of Pulse Crops And Their Ecofriendly Management By S C Dubey, Birendra Singh And P Bahadur; Chapter 3: Biological Control Of Sheath Blight Disease Of Rice Caused By Rhizoctonia Solani By Ali Anwar And G B Bhat; Chapter 4: A Noxious Constraint: Blast Disease (Pyricularia Grisea) In Rice Production And Its Management By Ali Anwar And G N Bhat; Chapter 5: Potential Of Soil Solarization In The Management Of Seedling Diseases Of Vegetable Nurseries By Jameel Akhtar, Abdulmajid Ansari, Kumud Rani Tiu And H S Chaube; Chapter 6: Integrated Management Of White Blister (Rust) Of Rapeseed-Mustard By Shahid Ahamad And Anis Khan; Chapter 7: Precision Pest Management: An Emerging Concept By Chinmay Biswas, Sk Biswas And Ml Jat; Chapter 8: Management Strategies Of Sclerotinia Stem Rot Of Sunflower By Bipin Kumar, Mohd Akram And Sb Sing; Chapter 9: Integrated Management Of Spot Blotch Of Wheat By Mohd Akram, Mandvi Singh And Anis Khan; Chapter 10: Physiological Disorders Of Fruits And Their Management By F A Khan, G M Beigh And M Y Bhat; Chapter 11: Bacterial Antagonists For Bacterial Diseases In Plant By Kalyan K Mondal; Chapter 12: Biological Control Of Soil Borne Diseases: An Update In Pulse Crops By R G Chaudhary, Neetu Shukla And R K Prajapati; Chapter 13: Integrated Management Of Alternaria Blight Of Rapeseed And Mustard: An Overview By Rajendra Prasad And Udit Narain; Chapter 14: Prospects Of Ecofriendly Management Of Wilt And Dry Root Rot In Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L) By S N Gurha, Mukesh Srivastava, Shubha Trivedi And Udit Narain; Chapter 15: Alternaria Blight Of Linseed (Linum Usitatissimum L): An Overview By Jyoti Singh; Chapter 16: Diseases Of Button Mushroom (Agaricus Bisporus) And Their Management By K P S Kushwaha And K K Mishra; Chapter 17: Biological Control Of Plant Diseases: Present Status And Future Scope By S K Biswas, Chinmay Biswas And S S L Srivastava; Chapter 18: Cultural And Biological Management Of Anthracnose Of Cowpea By Santosh Kumar Singh, Mohd Akram, Mandvi Singh And S B Singh; Chapter 19: Integrated Disease Management Strategies In Pulses By R K Prajapati, R G Chaudhary And Vishwa Dhar; Chapter 20: Biological Control Of Plant Pathogens By Amit Kumar Jain, Om Prakash Singh And D Prasad; Chapter 21: Role Of Information And Communication Technologies In Crop Production And Protection By Anshuman Kohli, Robert T Raab And Buenafe R Abdon; Chapter 22: Role Of Transgenics In Plant Protection By Sudha Jala And Dinesh Goyal; Chapter 23: Biodiversity Of Rust And Smut Fungi By D K Agarwal And Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 24: Biocontrol: An Emerging Strategy In Plant Disease Management By Sunita Chandel; Chapter 25: Virus Infecting Cotton: An Overview By Pradeep Sharma, Narayan Rishi And P K Sharma; Chapter 26: Trichoderma: Potential Microbe For Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases By Pratibha Sharma And Shahid Ahamad; Chapter 27: Secondary Metabolites Produced By Biocontrol Agents And Their Role In Plant Disease Management By Rashmi Aggarwal, Sangeeta Gupta And V B Singh; Chapter 28: Ecofriendly Management Of Diseases Of Rapessed Mustard By M S Sangwan And Naresh Mehta; Chapter 29: Biological Control Of Weeds By Sumit Chaturvedi, V C Dhyani, A P Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Gurvinder Singh And D S Mishra; Chapter 30: Ecofriendly Management Of Anthracnose Disease Of Urdbean By Om Gupta, S N Gurha And Shubha Trivedi; Chapter 31: Symptomatology, Etiology And Ecofriendly Management Of Alternaria Leaf Spots And Blight Of Broccoli By Gireesh Chand, Udit Narain, Mukesh Kumar And Shilpi Verma.

Since agriculture is one of the key parameters in assessing the gross domestic product (GDP) of any country, it has become crucial to transition from traditional agricultural practices to smart agriculture. New agricultural technologies provide numerous opportunities to maximize crop yield by recognizing and analyzing diseases and other natural variables that may affect it. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how computer-assisted technologies can best be utilized and adopted in the conversion to smart agriculture. Modern Techniques for Agricultural Disease Management and Crop Yield Prediction is an essential publication that widens the spectrum of computational methods that can aid in agriculture disease management, weed detection, and crop yield prediction. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as soil and crop sensors, swarm robotics, and weed detection, this book is ideally designed for environmentalists, farmers, botanists, agricultural engineers, computer engineers, scientists, researchers, practitioners, and students seeking current research on technology and techniques for agricultural diseases and predictive trends.

This edited book provides the readers with the concepts and in-depth knowledge of plant disease assessment and conventional and modern technologies that aid in precise and accurate phytomathometery. This book discusses the evolution of plant disease assessment procedures from the primary visual estimation-based assessment to modern approaches, their practical application for reliable disease quantification, yield loss estimation, and the efficacy of disease control strategies for sustainable crop protection. Significant information is provided on the major aspects of the topic, including remote sensing, imaging techniques, molecular phytopathometery, microarray, and immunotechnology. The book helps plant scientists, plant pathologists, practitioners, researchers, and students in disease quantification, developing predictive models for plant disease epidemics, assessing crop losses, and the magnitude of plant disease control methods. This book describes the classical plant disease assessment methods based on visual observations. It Provides information regarding the modern and emerging technologies in Phytopathometery, precision, and accuracy. This book also discusses the application of disease assessments in predictive models, disease warning systems, expert systems, and decision support systems in applied plant pathology.

This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on improving crop disease management. The first chapter reviews strategies for limiting foliar disease development in wheat and barley crops, such as crop rotations, intercropping, gene deployment and conservation tillage. It explores the effectiveness of each strategy against particular foliar diseases, as well as how these strategies can be deployed to reduce inoculum sources for residue-borne cereal leaf diseases. The second chapter considers the use of integrated disease management (IDM) to prevent or reduce yield loss in wheat. The chapter reviews the tactics/tools used in IDM, such as scouting, disease identification and chemical control, and explores how these tactics can be implemented to maximise the effectiveness of managing diseases in wheat. The third chapter assesses how IDM can be applied to barley production and considers the different disease threats, the tools available and possible approaches to deploying them. It also reviews the role of agronomy and how it can be used to optimise these tools. The final chapter reviews the use of IDM in grain legume production and explores the deployment of traditional strategies, such as field and crop management, as well as advanced monitoring methods, modelling and molecular methods to control disease outbreaks in grain legumes. What is an Instant Insight? An Instant Insight gives you immediate access to key research on a topic, allowing you to get right to the heart of a subject in an instant and empowering you to contribute to sustainable agriculture.