1st Edition
Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Diagnosis and Management Volume 4: Important Plantation Crops, Medicinal Crops, and Mushrooms
PART 1: Plantation Crops
1. Present Scenario of Diseases in Areca Nut or Betel Nut (Areca catechu L.) and Their Management
J. Raju, K. Jayalakshmi, Priti S. Sonavane, and S. Raghu
2. Present Scenario of Betel Vine or Paan (Piper betle L.) Diseases and Their Management
J. N. Srivastava, A. K. Singh, A. K. Singh, and S. R. P. Singh
3. Major Diseases of Cocoa or Chocolate (Theobroma cacao L.) and Their Management
Raju J., Jayalakshmi K, Priti S. Sonavane, and Raghu S.
4. Coconut (Cocos nucifera Linn.) Diseases and Their Management Strategies
R. Ramjegathesh, L. Rajendran, G. Karthikeyan, and T. Raguchander
5. Important Diseases of Coffee (Coffee arabica L.) and Their Management
Jayalakshmi K., Raju J., Raghu S., and Priti S. Sonavane
6. Important Diseases of Tea (Camellia Sinensis L.) and Their Integrated Management
Pezangulie Chakruno, Susanta Banik, and Kavi Sumi
PART 2: Medicinal Crops
7. Diseases of Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) and Their Management
N. M. Gohel and B. K. Prajapati
8. Diseases of Senna (Cassia angustifolia M. Vahl.) and Their Management
B. K. Prajapati and N. M. Gohel
PART 3: Mushroom Diseases and Others
9. Diseases and Competitor Molds of Mushrooms and Their Management
Mohsinali M Saiyad and J. N. Srivastava
10. Mushroom Diseases and Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
Sachin Gupta, Baby Summuna, Sudheer Kumar Annepu, Moni Gupta, and Upma Dutta
11. Disease and Pest Spectrum in Gorgon Nut (Euryale ferox Salisbury) Crop and Its Management: Indian Scenario
J. N. Srivastava, A. K. Singh, and Neeraj Kotwal
12. Prevention and Management of Plant Diseases through Plant Products
J. N. Srivastava and A. K. Singh
13. Plant Disease Management through Biotechnology Approaches: An Insight
Sudha Jala Kohli and Ashok Kumar Thakur
Biography
J. N. Srivastava, PhD, has over 20 years of experience in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD classes on plant pathology as Associate Professor cum Senior Scientist at Bihar Agricultural University, India, and as Assistant Professor/Jr. at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, India. In addition to teaching and research, he is also engaged in various agriculture extension activities, such as farm advisory services, and has acted as principal investigator and co-principal investigator for several projects on biological control/integrated disease management. A prolific author, Dr. Srivastava has published many research papers in both Indian and international journals, book chapters, extension articles, practical and technical bulletins, and leaflets.
A. K. Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Division of Plant Pathology at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has been engaged for more than 12 years in teaching (both undergraduate and postgraduate levels) and research and is involved in the transfer of technology through different extension activities. He has published more than 30 research papers in national and international journals, one practical manual, and several book chapters and popular articles and has presented many research papers at international, national, and regional symposiums and seminars.
