1st Edition
Pests and Diseases in Vegetable Crops
Preface
About the Authors
1. Introduction
2. Amaranth
3. Beet Root
4. Brinjal
5. Button Mushroom, Paddy Straw Mushroom and Oyster Mushroom
6. Cabbage and Cauliflower
7. Carrot
8. Celery
9. Chilli / Bell Pepper
10. Cowpea
11. Curry Leaf
12. Drumstick
13. French Bean
14. Lettuce
15. Okra
16. Onion and Garlic
17. Pea
18. Pigeon Pea
19. Potato
20. Pumpkin
21. Radish
22. Tomato
Biography
S. Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology) in the Department of Plant Pathology at Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, India. His areas of specialization are Biological Control and Molecular Plant Pathology. He is recipient of innovative fellowships such as the BIRAC Post Master’s Innovation Fellow in DBT, the Canadian International Development Research Centre-Nano Project JRF, the UGC Non-Special Assistance Programme and the Ministry of Human Resource Development Fellowship for UG.
P. Lakshmidevi is Teaching Assistant (Plant Pathology) in the Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture, India. She has conducted 2 Farm Testing trials, 4 Front Line Demonstrations, two farmers' field schools, and 43 on and off-campus trainings.
P. Yashodha is Associate Professor (Entomology), at the Department of Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Thiruvannamalai, India. She has contributed to releasing crop varieties and technologies in Tamil Nadu and has been awarded by numerous academic organizations for her contributions to Agricultural Entomology.
C. Gopalakrishnan is Professor of Plant Pathology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. He has received one state-level and four university-level awards for his contributions to agricultural research, extension, and teaching. He was also involved in releasing 8 crop varieties and 3 technologies to benefit the farming community.
