1st Edition

Bacterial Diseases of Crop Plants

    616 Pages 201 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    616 Pages 201 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Food and agriculture is an important component in the development and survival of civilizations. Around half of the world’s population and their economies are influenced by agricultural farm production. Plant diseases take as much as a 30 percent toll of the crop harvest if not managed properly and efficiently. Bacterial diseases of crop plants are important in plant disease scenarios worldwide and are observed on all kinds of cultivated and commercial value plants including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, cash crops, plantation crops, spices, ornamentals and flowering plant, forage crop, forest trees, and lawn grasses.



    Bacterial diseases are widespread and are difficult to identify and to control. Few pesticides are available for use in control, and many plant pathologists are not well trained in the management of bacterial diseases. Bacterial Diseases of Crop Plants offers concise information on bacterial diseases of crops, proving a valuable asset to students, scientists in industry and academia, farmers, extension workers, and those who deal with crops that are vulnerable to bacterial diseases.



    The book contains 13 chapters featuring bacterial diseases of individual crops and is illustrated with full color photographs throughout providing amazing characterization of the diseases. It also includes information on bacterial diseases that appear on different crops across the continents, thereby making the content of interest to plant pathologists around the world. Bacterial diseases are of great economic concern, and their importance in overall losses caused by various other pathogens, such as fungi and viruses, is often undermined in developing countries.

    Global Overview : Economic Losses due to Bacterial Plant Pathogens and Diseases
    Introduction
    Overview of Losses due to Bacterial Plant Diseases
    Major Bacterial Plant Pathogens Influencing World Agricultural Crop Production

    Bacterial Diseases of Cereal Crops
    Wheat
    Rice
    Maize
    Barley
    Oats
    Sorghum
    Pearl Millet
    Minor Millet

    Bacterial Diseases of Pulse Crops
    Green Gram
    Black Gram
    Pigeon Pea
    Soybean
    Rajma Bean/Kidney Bean/Dry Bean

    Bacterial Diseases of Oilseed Crops
    Groundnut
    Sesamum
    Sunflower
    Safflower
    Mustard
    Castor
    Oil Palm
    Olive

    Bacterial Diseases of Cash Crops
    Sugarcane
    Tobacco

    Bacterial Diseases of Fiber Crops
    Cotton
    Jute

    Bacterial Diseases of Fruit Crops
    Apple and Pear
    Apricot
    Sweet Cherry
    Walnut
    Almond
    Plum
    Chestnut
    Hazelnut
    Cashew
    Grape
    Mango
    Banana
    Pomegranate
    Pineapple
    Guava
    Papaya
    Custard Apple
    Citrus
    Orange
    Raspberry
    Strawberry
    Mulberry
    Avocado
    Kiwi
    Watermelon
    Muskmelon
    Passion Fruit

    Bacterial Diseases of Vegetable Crops
    Potato
    Tomato
    Brinjal
    Capsicum
    Cauliflower
    Cabbage
    Broccoli and Brussels Sprout
    Beans
    Chili
    Pea
    Celery
    Leek
    Lettuce
    Parsley
    Cucumber
    Carrot
    Sweet Potato
    Radish
    Cucurbits
    Sugarbeet
    Clusterbean
    Spinach
    Coriander
    Colocasia

    Bacterial Diseases of Spice Crops
    Onion
    Garlic
    Ginger
    Turmeric
    Black Paper
    Saffron
    Clove
    Cardamon
    Betel Vine

    Bacterial Diseases of Flowering Plants and Ornamentals
    Rose
    Calla Lily
    Carnation
    Gladiolus
    Anthurium
    Tulip
    Orchids
    Chrysanthemum
    Marigold
    Zinnia
    Dahlia
    Geranium
    Gerbera
    Bird of Paradise
    Hibiscus
    Hortensia
    Hyacinth
    Ornamental Palm

    Bacterial Diseases of Forage Crops
    Alfalfa
    Forage Grasses

    Bacterial Diseases of Plantation Crops
    Tea
    Coffee
    Rubber
    Arecanut
    Cassava

    Bacterial Diseases of Forest Trees
    Poplar
    Teak
    Eucalyptus
    Bamboo
    Pine
    Neem
    Leucaena
    Casuarina
    Morus
    Flame of Forest
    Willow and Alder
    Oak
    Elm
    Wild Cherry
    Ash
    Oleander
    Fruit-Bearing Forest Trees

    Bacterial Diseases of Lawn Grass
    Turf Grass

    Bacterial Pathogens of Phytosanitary Risk in International Trade of Seed and Planting Stock
    Significance of International Trade of Seed and Planting Stocks
    International Agreement on Plant Protection
    World Organizations Dealing with Plant Quarantine Issues
    Organizational Set Up, Activities and Quarantine Bacterial Plant Pathogens in the Jurisdiction of Organizations

    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement
    International Plant Protection Convention
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement
    Developing Countries and SPS Agreements
    Principles of SPS Related to International Trade

    Efforts Made and Success Stories: Management of Bacterial Plant Pathogens
    International Introduction of Bacterial Plant Pathogens
    Stories of Eradication of Bacterial Plant Pathogens

    Biography

    Prof. Suresh Borkar, is University Head in the Department of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology since 2005. Graduated from Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola in 1977, he obtained his M. Sc. and Ph. D. from IARI, New Delhi in 1979 and 1983 respectively. He did his post-doctorate from INRA, Angers, France in 1984 and D. Sc from international University, Washington in 1999. He is a fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society and Eurasian Academy of environmental Sciences.



    After returning from France, he joined his first appointment of Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi VishwaVidyalaya, Jabalpur (M. P.) and served the university from January 1985 to December 1989. He was selected as Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri and joined the position in December, 1989. He was selected as Professor of Plant Pathology in 1994 by Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research for Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri and joined the position in May 1994. He has also served as Dean, Post Graduate Institute of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri during 2012-2013.



    Prof. Suresh Borkar has published move than 75 research papers in around 25 National and 7 foreign journals. He has guided around 25 students for their M. Sc and Ph. D degree research. Most of his students are serving as ICAR scientist and in Agricultural universities. He has received 13 Awards from scientific societies and social organizations within the country and Abroad. He has developed four wheat varieties, six patents, several technologies and recommendations and new strains of beneficial microbes and published three books. He has chaired several sessions in ICAR workshops and National seminars. He has visited several universities abroad in France, Greece, U. K. and Nepal. He is on the selection committee of different Agricultural Universities in the country. He is a well known teacher and scientist at National and International level.



    Yumlembam Rupert Anand has completed his M.Sc. from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra (India) in 2011 and Ph.D. from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Mohanpur, West Bengal (India) in 2015; in the field of Plant Pathology and extensively worked in the field of Plant Bacteriology for these degrees. He has published three research article in National journals and a book chapter. His are of interest is on Plant Bacteriology identification of new antibacterial molecules of plant origins. He has filed one patent on the new bactericidal molecule 4-(4- chlorophenyl) pyridine. He has participated actively in seminars, conferences and symposiums held by professional societies.