Crop Diseases: Identification And Management A Colour Handbook

It is seen that lot of literature is available on symptomolgy of plant diseases, physiological and molecular aspects of the plant pathogens. However it is observed that all farmers are unable to identify the diseases visually. Many farmers are identifying by using their logic and past experience and try to manage the pathogen. This handbook conntains colour photographs of symptoms of different crop diseases helps to farmers, students and teachers for identification and application of management strategy. Contents Apple; Chapter 1: Apple Scab by Vijay Singh Thakur; Chapter 2: Apple Blotch by Vijay Singh Thakur; Chapter 3: Apple Powdery Mildew by Vijay singh Thakur; Chapter 4: Fruit Root of Arecanut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohan; Chapter 5: Bud Rot of Arecanut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 6: Ganoderma or Anabe of Arecanut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 7: Yellow Left of Arecanut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 8: Inflorescence Die-back and Button Shedding of Arecanut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Bajra; Chapter 9: Downy Mildew of Bajra by V V Datar and Sumita J Magar; Chapter 10: Rust of Bajra by V V Datar and Sunita J Magar; Chapter 11: Leaf Blast of Bajra by V V Datar and Sunita J Magar; Chapter 12: Ergot of Bajra by V V Datar and Sunita J Magar; Chapter 13: Smut of Bajra by V V Datar and Sumitha J Magar; Banana; Chapter 14: Panama Wilt of Banana by V C Khilare; Chapter 15: Sigatoka Disease of Banana (Yellow and Black) by V C Khilare; Betelvine; Chapter 16: Foot Rot/Leaf Rot of Betelvine V V Datar and Sunita J Magar; Chapter 17: Wilt of Betelvine by V V Datar and Sunita J Magar; Black Pepper; Chapter 18: Foot Rot of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L) by Y R Sarma; Cardamom; Chapter 19: Capsule Rot of Small Cardamom by Y R Sarma; Chickpea; Chapter 20: Wilt of Chickpea by O D Kohire; Chapter 21: Dry Root Rot of Chickpea by O D Kohire; Chapter 22: Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea by O D Kohire; Chapter 23: Botrytis Gray Mould ofl Chickpea by O D Kohire; Chilli; Chapter 24: Virus Diseases of Chilli by Satya Prakash; Chapter 25: Fruit Rot of Chilli by V V Sonawane; Chapter 26: Powdery Mildew of Chilli by M P Kulthe; Chapter 27: Leaf Spot of Chilli by D A Doiphode; Citrus; Chapter 28: Citrus Greening by D K Ghosh; Cocoa; Chapter 29: Black Pod of Cocoa by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 30: Canker of Cocoa by M Gunasekaram and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 31: Chacoal Pod Rot of Cocoa by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 32: Vascular Streak Die Back of Coca by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Coconut; Chapter 33: Bud Rot of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 34: Basal Stem Rot of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 35: Stem Bleeding of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 36: Wilt of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 37: Leaf Rot of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 38: Crown Choke of Coconut by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 39: Gray Leaf Spot Diseases by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 40: Nut Rot by M Gunasekaran and R Chandramohanan; Chapter 41: Bud Rot of Coconut by P A Fugro and K P Vaidya; Cotton; Chapter 42: Bacterial Blight/Angular Leaf Spot of Cotton by P K Chakrabarty, R L Chavhan and Rita Dhanole; Chapter 43: Grey Mildew of Cotton by P K Chakrabarty, R L Chavhan and Rita Dhanole; Chapter 44: Root Rot of Cotton by P K Chakrabarty, R L Chavhan and Rita Dhanole; Chapter 45: Leaf Curl Virus of Cotton by P K Chakrbarty, R L Chavhan and Rita Dhanole; Fig; Chapter 46: Fig Rust by B S Solunke; Ginger; Chapter 47: Rhizome Rot of Ginger by Shalini D Sagar and Srikant Kulkarni; Chapter 48: Soft Rot/Rhizome Rot of Ginger by Y R Sarma; Grapes; Chapter 49: Downy Mildew of Grapes by T S Thind; Chapter 50: Anthracnose of Grapes by T S Thind; Chapter 51: Powdery Mildew of Grapes by T S Thind; Chapter 52: Anthracnose of Grapes by A S Deokate; Groundnut; Chapter 53: Dry Root Rot of Groundnut by Avinash B Ade; Chapter 54: Aflaroot of Groundnut by Avinash B Ade; Chapter 55: Rust of Groundnut by B M Kareppa; Chapter 56: Tikka/Leaf Spot of Groundnut by B M Kareppa; Chapter 57: Alternaria Blight of Groundnut by D C Kamthane and B M Kareppa; Guava; Chapter 58: Wilt Disease of Guava by D K Chakrabarti; Chapter 59: Wilt of Guava by H K Kehri, Varun Khare andd Sudha Singh; Chapter 60: Anthracnose of Guava by H K Kehri, and Varun Khare and Sudhir Chandra; Chapter 61: Fruit Canker of Guava by H K Kehri and Varun Khare; Chapter 62: Stylar End Rot or Phomopsis Rot of Guava by H K Kehri and Varun Khare; Chapter 63: Botryodiplodia Rot of Guava by H K Kehri and Varun Khare; Chapter 64: Wilt of Guava by A K Misra; Mango; Chapter 65: Powdery Mildew of Mango by A K Misra; Chapter 66: Anthracnose of Mango by A K Misra; Chapter 67: Malformation of Mango by A K Misra; Chapter 68: Malformation of Mango by D K Chakrabarti; Chapter 69: Powdery Mildew of Mango by P A Fugro and K P Vaidya; Mungbean and Urdean; Chapter 70: Mungbean and Urben Yellow Mosaic Virus by O D Kohire; Chapter 71: Cercospora Leaf Spot of Mungbean and Urban by O D Kohire; Chapter 72: Powdery Mildew of Mungbean and Urbean by O D Kohire; Okra (Bhindi); Chapter 73: Yellow Vein Mosaic of Okra (Bhindi) by V C Khilare; Onion; Chapter 74: Purple Blotch of Onion by A H Rajasab; Opium Poppy; Chapter 75: Downy Mildew of Opium Poppy by D K Chakrabarti; Pigeonpea; Chapter 76: Phytophthora Blight of Pigeonpea by Sumia Fatima; Chapter 77: Wilt of Pigeonpea by O D Kohire; Chapter 78: Sterility Mosaic of Pigeonpea by O D Kohire; Pomegranate; Chapter 79: Bacterial Blight (Oily Spot) of Pomegranate by V T Jadhav, K K Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma; Chapter 80: Wilt of Pomegranate by K K Sharma, Jyotsana Sharma and V T Jadhav; Chapter 81: Cercospora Leaf and Fruit Spots of Pomegrante by Jyotsana Sharma, K K Sharma and V T Jadhav; Chapter 82: Anthracnose of Pomegranate by Jyotsana Sharma, K K Sharma and V T Jadhav; Chapter 83: Sun Scald of Pomegranate by V T Jadhav, K K Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma; Chapter 84: Abiotic Fruit Cracking of Pomegranate by V T Jadhav, K K Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma; Potato; Chapter 85: Bactrial Wilt and Brown Rot of Potato by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 86: Black Scurf and Stem Canker of Potato by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 87: Common Scab of Potato by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 88: Late Blight of Potato by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 89: Potato Leafroll by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 90: Potato Mosaics by S M Paul Khurana; Chapter 91: Late Blight of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 92: Early Blight of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 93: Black Scurf of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 94: Dry Rot of Potato and Fusarial Wilt by R K Arora; Chapter 95: Wart of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 96: Powdery Scab of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 97: Charcoal Rot of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 98: Bacterial Wilt of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 99: Bacterial Soft Rot of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 100: Common Scab of Potato by R K Arora; Chapter 101: Potato Wilt by Srikant Kulkarni, Venkatesh Kulkarni and Mamatha M Gorawar; Rice; Chapter 102: False Smut of Rice by Yashoda R Hegde and Srikant Kulkarni; Soybean; Chapter 103: Charcoal Rot of Soybean by G k Gupta; Chapter 104: Collar Rot or Sclerotial Blight of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 105: Anthracnose and Pod Blight of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 106: Rust of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 107: Cercospora Blight or Leaf Spot and Purple Seed Stain of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 108: Myrothecium Leaf Spot of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 109: Root Rot, Stem Rot and Foliage/Aerial Blight of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 110: Bacterial Pustule of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 111: Soybean Mosaic by G K Gupta; Chapter 112: Yellow Mosaic of Soybean by G K Gupta; Chapter 113: Indian Bud Blight of Soybean by G K Gupta; Sugarcane; Chapter 114: Whip Smut of Sugarcane by V C Khilare; Chapter 115: Red Rot of Sugarcane by V C Khilare; Sunflower; Chapter 116: Downy Mildew of Sunflower by Srikant Kulkarni and Yashoda R Hegde; Tomato; Chapter 117: Early Blight of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 118: Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 119: Late Blight of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 120: Sclerotium Stem Rot of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 121: Bacterial Spot Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 122: Bacterial Wilt of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 123: Tomato Mosaic by Y L Nene; Chapter 124: Root-knot of Tomato by Y L Nene; Chapter 125: Bacterial Wilt of Brinjal and Tomato by P A Fugro and K P Vaidya; Chapter 126: Altrnaria Blight of Tomato by P A Fugro and K P Vaidya; Chapter 127: Flag Smut of Wheatd by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 128: Powdery Mildew of Wheat by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 129: Foliar Diseases of Wheat: Spot Blotch, Leaf Spots and Blights by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 130: Head Scab/Head Blight of Wheat by M S Saharan, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 131: Hill Bunt of Wheat by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 132: Karnal Bunt of Wheat by J Kumar, A K Sharma and M S Saharan; Chapter 133: Molya Disease of Wheat by A K Singh, A K Sharma and J Kumar; Chapter 134: Ear Cockle Disease of Wheat by A K Singh, A K Sharma and J Kumar; Chapter 135: Loose Smut of Wheat by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan; Chapter 136: Wheat Rusts: Stem (Black), Leaf (Brown), Stripe (Yellow) by A K Sharma, J Kumar and M S Saharan