Plant Pathogens: Detection and Management for Sustainable Agriculture

Description

Addressing the most critical issues in the management of emerging diseases throughout the world, experts in plant pathology from internationally renowned institutes share their research and examine key literature. They look at both traditional pathology and advanced biotechnological and molecular diagnosis, and integrated management practices. This book is divided into four parts, covering viral and fungal disease detection and management, nematode diseases and management, bio-control, and biotechnological approaches and impact of climate change. The authors look at the challenges of crop protection against diseases caused by plant pathogens for the most economically important crops. The establishment and management of plant diseases using conventional and eco-friendly methods are discussed with an emphasis on the use of beneficial microbes and modern biotechnological approaches. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page About the Editors Contents Contributors Abbreviations Preface PART I: Viral and Fungal Disease and Management 1. Viral Diseases of Okra in Ghana and Their Management 2. Current and Prospective Approaches for Plant Virus Diseases Detection 3. Virus Afflictions of Anticancerous Medicinal Plant Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don 4. Important Diseases of Papaya and Their Integrated Disease Management 5. Fungal Diversity under Different Agri-Systems and Their Beneficial Utilization in Plant Health Management 6. Mycoflora Associated with Paddy Varieties 7. Plant Disease Detection and Management: An Overview PART II: Nematode Diseases and Management 8. Role of Biological Agents for the Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes 9. Principles and Concepts of Integrated Nematode Management in Major Crops PART III: Biocontrol 10. Lichens: A Novel Group of Natural Biopesticidal Sources 11. Antimicrobial Peptides from Biocontrol Agents: Future Wave in Plant Disease Management PART IV: Biotechnological Approaches and the Impact of Climate Change 12. Plant Disease Management Using Biotechnology: RNA Interference 13. Engineering Plastid Pathways: An Environment-Friendly Alternative for in Planta Transformation 14. Impact of Meteorological Variables and Climate Change on Plant Diseases Color insert of illustrations Index