1st Edition
Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases Volume 1: The Mollicutes
1. Recent Insight into the Detection and Management of Phytoplasma Diseases
Gopala, R. K. Singh, and Kishor P. Panzade
2. Techniques for Detection of Viroids
Pankhuri Singhal, Manoj K. Yadav, and Sajad Un Nabi
3. CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in Plants for Virus Resistance: Opportunities and Challenges
Vidya R. Hinge, Sandeep. P. Kale, and Rahul L. Chavhan
4. Recent Insights in Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Viruses Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies
Sajad Un Nabi, Nida Yousuf, Manoj K. Yadav, Devendra K. Choudhary, Dilshaad Ahmad, Shoaib N. Kirmani, Parveez Sheikh, and Iqbal Ahmed
5. Innovative Diagnostic Tools for Plant Pathogenic Viruses
Sunil Kumar and Shivam Maurya
6. Development of Recombinant Coat Protein for Detection of Banana Viruses
Vimi Louis, K. C. Darsana Dilip, and Alan C. Antony
7. Management of Plant Viruses Through Host RNAi Defense Mechanism
Nandlal Choudhary
8. Diagnosis and Management of Viral Diseases Infecting Ornamental Plants
Nitika Gupta, Pritam Jadhav, and Richa Rai
9. Global Status on Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Integrated Disease Management Strategies for Major Viruses Infecting Cucurbitaceous Crops
Somnath K. Holkar, Atul Kumar, and R. K. Jain
Biography
Rakesh Kumar Singh, PhD, is Head, Plant Pathology at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), College of Agriculture, Indore, M.P., India. He is esteemed member of national and international research societies and a fellow of the Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development. He has been honored with four awards from national societies. Dr. Singh has guided 25 MSc (Ag) and 3 PhD students on modern integrated areas in biology and has published over 65 research papers along with book chapters, instructional manuals, and popular articles. He has experience in teaching, research, and extension work in agriculture in various capacities for over 20 years. He was PI of a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), ICAR, and evaluated several newly evolved agrochemical companies. He is actively working in the detection of plant pathogens and the identification of sources of resistance in chickpea and mungbean. Dr. Singh has developed a molecular plant pathology laboratory for wilt sick plot for chickpea and mushroom cultivation and a value addition laboratory at RVSKVV.
Gopala, PhD, is affiliated with Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), College of Agriculture, Indore, M.P., India. He earned his MSc and PhD degrees in Plant Pathology from IARI, New Delhi, India. He has cleared his exams such as ICAR PGS-JRF and had a IARI merit scholarship for his PhD. He also cleared ICAR NET in 2014. He has received three awards from national societies. During his MSc work, he has developed a new screening technique and rating scale for stalk rot of maize caused by Macrophomina phaseolina. During his PhD work, he has reported new phytoplasma diseases in Cucurbita pepo, bougainvillea, dianthus, petunia, and ornamental kale along with its associated vectors. He has submitted more than 50 sequences to the National Center for Biotechnology Information and received accession numbers. Dr. Gopala has published more than 15 research papers in journals of national and international repute.
