Disease Problems in Vegetable Production 2nd Ed

Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Authors: T.S. Thind & Satish K. Gupta
Language: English
Edition: 2nd Edition, 2018
ISBN: 9789386652232
E-ISBN: 9789387991996
Book Format: Hard Bound
Pages: 586
Size: 6.50 x 9.70 x 3.5 inches
Weight: 1100 gms

About the Book:
"Disease Problems in Vegetable Production (2nd Edition)" is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Agriculture and Horticulture, as well as professionals such as teachers, researchers, extension plant pathologists, and elite vegetable growers. This comprehensive text covers economic importance, symptomatology, etiology, predisposing factors, and management of a wide range of vegetable diseases.

The book details disease management using an integrated approach, employing cultural, biological, host resistance, plant extracts, and chemical methods, ensuring that the impact of diseases remains below the economic threshold level.

Key topics include:

• Diseases in potato, tomato, crucifers, cucurbits, peas, French beans, chillies, bell peppers, onion, garlic, eggplant, carrot, sugar beet, colocasia, okra, and leafy vegetables.

• Two new chapters on diseases of ginger and vegetables under protected cultivation.

• Updates on common pathogens, disease problems in nurseries, post-harvest diseases, and diseases caused by nematodes.

With a focus on symptom identification, disease cycles, and the structures of pathogens, this book provides coloured photographs for easy identification of vegetable diseases. It is an invaluable guide for better diagnosis, understanding pathogen spread, and developing effective disease management strategies.