1st Edition
Pythium Diagnosis, Diseases and Management
Pythium is one of the most important phytopathogens causing significant damage to agriculture, forest, and nurseries, etc. It is an unseen enemy of the root zone of various plants and hence considered as "hidden terror" for a number of plants. An accurate diagnosis and identification of Pythium causing various infections in plants is very important because it is often confused with several other fungi. Pythium infections are difficult to control once they have set in. Therefore, its effective and ecofriendly management is of paramount importance. In addition, there are many reports on Pythium causing infections in human beings and animals. The present book on Pythium focuses on various aspects which mainly include pathogenesis, technological developments in detection and diagnosis, and its management.
Key Features
- Includes identification of Pythium spp. by traditional and molecular methods
- Deals with different diseases caused by Pythium spp
- Describes the role of Pythium in mammalian diseases
- Incorporates various management strategies
- Discusses emerging role of nanotechnological tools for the management of Pythium diseases
The Genus Pythium: An Overview
Mahendra Rai, Kamel Abd-Elsalam, Avinash P. Ingle, Priti Paralikar and Pramod Ingle
The Genus Pythium in Three Different Continents
Hani Mohamed Awad Abdelzaher, Shaima Mohamed Nabil Moustafa and Hashem Al-Sheikh
Pythium: Diseases and Their Management
Patrycja Golinska and Magdalena Swiecimska
The Genus Phytopythium
Abdul Mubeen Lodhi, Saleem Shahzad and Rehana Naz Syed
The Top Three Plant Pathogenic Pythium Species
Amal-Asran and Kamel Abd-Elsalam
Pythium Species Associated with Die-back Apple Trees and Citrus gummosis in Tunisia
Naima Boughalleb-M’Hamdi, Najwa Benfradj and Souli Mounira
Pathogenic and Beneficial Pythium Species in China: An Updated Review
Hon H. Ho and Kamel Abd-Elsalam
The Pythium Complex of the Mid-North Region of Brazil
Janete Barros Silva, Douglas Trigueiro Silva, Francynara Pontes Rocha, Givanilso Cândido Leal, Helanny Márcia Ribeiro Trajano, Joseane Lustosa Machado, Laércio de Sousa Saraiva, Maria do Amparo de Moura Macêdo, Nayara Dannielle Costa de Sousa, Tamyres Lopes Rios, Osiel César da Trindade Júnior and José de Ribamar de Sousa Rocha
Pythium spp. on Vegetable Crops: Research Progress and Major Challenges
Pratibha Sharma, Prashant P. Jambhulkar, Raja, M and Shaily Javeria
Host Plants and Specificity of the Genus Pythium
Kamel Abd-Elsalam and Amal-Asran
IDENTITY AND TAXONOMY
Taxonomic Challenges in the Genus Pythium
Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa and Fatemeh Salmaninezhad
Diagnosis of Pythium by Classical and Molecular Approaches
Shivannegowda Mahadevakumar and Kandikere Ramaiah Sridhar
AS A HUMAN PATHOGEN
Pythium insidiosum - An Emerging Mammalian Pathogen
Erico S. Loreto, Juliana S. M. Tondolo and Janio M. Santurio
MANAGEMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY PYTHIUM
Damping-off Caused by Pythium Species: Disease Profile and Management
Mohammad Imad Khrieba
The Genus Pythium: Genomics and Breeding for Resistance
Ramadan A. Arafa, Said M. Kamel and Kamel Abd-Esalam
Role of Phytochemicals in Plant Diseases Caused by Pythium
Rajendra M. Gade, Mahendra Rai, Ranjit S. Lad and Amol V. Shitole
Pythium aphanidermatum and its Control Measures
Tahira Parveen, Mukesh Meena, Tripta Jain, Kavita Rathore,Surbhi Mehta and Kanika Sharma
Management of Pythium Diseases
Rehana Naz Syed, Abdul Mubeen Lodhi and Saleem Shahzad
Management of Pythium spp. by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Sarika R.Bhalerao, Pratiksha R.Gund, Sunita D. Bansod and Mahendra Rai
Pythium Species as Biocontrol Agents
Mousa Alghuthaymi, Khaled Kasem, Omar Atik and Kamel Abd-Elsalam
Biography
Mahendra Rai, Ph.D. is a Senior Professor and UGC-Basic Science Research Faculty Fellow at the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra, India. He was Visiting Scientist in University of Geneva, Debrecen University, Hungary; University of Campinas, Brazil; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland. VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and National University of Rosario, Argentina. He has published more than 400 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 48 books and 6 patents.
Kamel Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D. is a head researcher at Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. Dr. Kamel’s research interests include molecular plant pathology and developing eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling plant diseases. He has published, 4 books, and more than 120 research articles.
Dr. Kamel served as visiting scholar in Institute of Excellence in Fungal Research, Thailand, Institute of Microbiology, TUM, Germany, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Plant Protection Department, Sassari University, Italy.
Dr. Avinash P. Ingle has completed his doctoral degree from Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra (India). He had worked as Research Scientist in the same department from 2013-2016. He has more than 65 research publications, 38 book chapters and 3 books to his credit. He has been awarded travel grants from different funding agencies to present his research work in international conferences held at Malaysia, China, Spain and France. Currently, Dr. Ingle is working as Post-Doctoral Fellow at Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena -University of São Paulo, Brazil and area of his research interest include plant pathology, nanobiotechnology and biofuel production.
