Sustainable Crop Disease Management Using Natural Products

Alternative methods of disease control such as natural products and compounds derived from biological origins, provide an effective alternate to the use of chemical products or a means to minimize their use. It is imperative now to look for such sustainable crop disease management approaches, that include routine and alternative methods. Natural products for sustainable crop disease management is an effort in this direction, and deals with immediate concerns in the field of natural and alternative products for disease control, apart from using biocontrol organisms. This book presents up-to-date information on natural products and compounds derived from biological origins and thoroughly discusses their applicability, field use and prospects for adoption under different cropping conditions. This book also validates disease management strategies.

This book discusses various aspects of bioactive natural products employed in the agrochemical and agriculture sectors. It covers the use of plants, microorganisms, and microbial metabolites as eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable alternatives to chemicals in the field of agriculture. Written by active researchers and academics, the book highlights state-of-art products in the field, as well as the gaps, challenges, and obstacles associated with the use of plants, microbes and their products. Given its scope, it is a valuable resource for the scientific community and professionals in enterprises wanting insights into the latest developments and advances in the context of biological products, including their applications, traditional uses, modern practices, and strategies to harness their full potential.

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.

Food Security and Plant Disease Management offers a comprehensive exploration of biocontrol, the latest technologies being used in plant health assurance, and resulting impacts on crop production and food security. Discussing both theoretical and practical topics, the book examines basic and advanced applications of biosensor and nano-technologies, introduces plant disease, including modes of action and their transmission in host plants, then covers factors contributing to plant disease and various means of addressing those diseases. This volume is part of the Microorganisms in Agriculture and the Environment series and provides important information for developing new effective plant protection practices. The direct or indirect applications of beneficial microbes in the treatment of plant disease is termed “microbial control and these methods have increasingly been identified as important options for plant health management. The beneficial microbes as well as recent omic and nano-technologies also reveal important mechanisms that can be utilized in disease management strategies. Explores the impact of climate change on plant diseases and new methods of resolution Includes information on gene expression during crop disease management Presents insights into the legal and commercial aspects of microbial control

This book is a compilation of the most challenging and significant chapters on the diagnosis and management of important bacterial, fungal, viral, viroid, phytoplasma, non parasitic diseases and various physiological disorders, in various crops. The chapters have been contributed by eminent plant pathologists, having wide experience of teaching and research on various crops with different types of diseases, which cause great economic losses. The book would be very useful for students, teachers and researchers of plant pathology. This book highlights recent advances made in the development of new types of resistance in host plants and alternative strategies for managing plant diseases to improve food quality and reduce the negative public health impact associated with plant diseases. Having entered into 21st century advancements in the Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens and Plant Disease Management need to be closely examined and adequately applied, so that newer challenges facing plant pathology could be adequately addressed in attaining food security for the growing population. Substantial advancements have been made in terms of expanding knowledge base of the biology of plant-microbial interactions, disease management strategies and application and practice of Plant Pathology. Application of molecular biology in Plant Pathology has greatly improved our ability to detect plant pathogens and in increasing our understanding, their ecology and epidemiology. Similarly, new technologies and resources have been evolved for the development of sustainable crop protection systems by different control strategies against various pests and pathogens that are important components of the integrated pest management programme. Natural products and chemical compounds discovered as a result of basic research and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis have led to the development of “biorational” pesticides. Biological control has been found to be the most significant approach to plant health management during the twentieth century and promises using modern biotechnology, to be even more significant in the twenty-first century.

"Plant Pathogens: Detection and Management for Sustainable Agriculture addresses 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 on vital issues in pathogen disease diagnosis and management. They look at both traditional pathology as well as new and advanced biotechnological and molecular diagnosis approaches. 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, including fruits, vegetables, and cereals. 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. Plant Pathogens: Detection and Management for Sustainable Agriculture focuses on expert disease diagnosis and integrated management practices with molecular diagnostic techniques to achieve disease free-plants from a wide array of pathogens. The volume will be a valuable source of information for those involved with and studying plant pathology and crop disease management"--

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.