Plant Health Under Biotic Stress: Volume 1: Organic Strategies

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The current scenario of increasing sensitivity towards the sustainable agriculture has given a large space to extensively utilize natural resources that are environmental friendly and are a good replacement of chemicals in agriculture. Application of organic additives in the sustainable disease management can provide new insight in sustenance of plant productivity along with improved host stress tolerance. In the present book we have focussed upon a range of organic strategies to control plant pathogens of wide spectrum in addition to maintaining robust plant health. A detailed account on the application of organic additives has been discussed, irrespective of their origin and nature. In addition, the methods of utilising these organic supplements in the management of plant diseases and promotion of plant yield in more economic way have also been presented with reference to developing, underdeveloped and developed countries. The book has included the works of eminent scholars from across the world thus flashing light on the key literature related to application of organic matters including phytoextracts, chopped leaves, composted organic manures and liquid manures in eco-friendly agriculture. The mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of these organic amendments in promoting plant health has also been presented and discussed in understandable ways. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Organic Soil Amendments: Potential Tool for Soil and Plant Health Management (Rizwan Ali Ansari, Aisha Sumbul, Rose Rizvi, Irshad Mahmood)....Pages 1-35 Grafting, Agrochemicals, and Oxidative Enzymes as Factor for Plant Biotic Resistance (Gean Charles Monteiro, Rumy Goto, Igor Otavio Minatel, Edvar de Sousa da Silva, Ewerton Gasparetto da Silva, Fabio Vianello et al.)....Pages 37-57 Management of Plant Biotic Stress with Botanicals and Antagonistic Fungi in the Tropics (David Babatunde Olufolaji, Ayodele Martins Ajayi)....Pages 59-72 Phytosanitation: A Novel Approach Toward Disease Management (Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas Bueno, Rizwan Ali Ansari, Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima, Renate Krause Sakate)....Pages 73-90 Integrated Management of Rice Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae (Manish Kumar, Shabbir Ashraf)....Pages 91-105 Vegetables Quality and Biotic Stress (Carlo Nicoletto, Carmelo Maucieri, Giampaolo Zanin, Fabio Vianello, Paolo Sambo)....Pages 107-128 Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Plants Through Some Cultural Practices and Actinobacteria (K. P. Roopa, Anusha S. Gadag)....Pages 129-145 Organic Amendments to Alleviate Plant Biotic Stress (Khalid Azim)....Pages 147-165 Eco-friendly Approaches to the Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Everaldo Antônio Lopes, Rosangela Dallemole-Giaretta, Wânia dos Santos Neves, Douglas Ferreira Parreira, Paulo Afonso Ferreira)....Pages 167-186 Microorganisms, Organic Matter Recycling and Plant Health (R. N. Lakshmipathi, B. Subramanyam, B. D. Narotham Prasad)....Pages 187-212 Strategies for the Management of Soil-Borne Pathogens and Crop Production Under Saline Environment (M. I. S. Safeena, M. C. M. Zakeel)....Pages 213-229 Significance of Botanicals for the Management of Plant Diseases (A. Sajeena, Jacob John, B. Sudha, A. V. Meera, S. R. Karthika)....Pages 231-243