AIR BORNE FUNGAL SPORES ON PADDY CROP (Oryza sativa L)

AIR BORNE FUNGAL SPORES ON PADDY CROP (Oryza sativa L)
Author: Dr.Vijay S. Chavan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1387757490

Aerobiology is study of air-borne microorganisms of their identity, behavior movements and survival. The term aer obiology was coined by American plant pathologist Fred Campell Meier in 1930s to embrace studies of fungal spores, pollen grains and bacteria in the atmosphere. The scope of aerobiology has been widened to include various other biological particulates like plant propagules, protozoan cysts insects, algae, fungi, lichen fragments, bacteria, pollen grains and viruses etc. Jacob (1951) defines aerobiology as the dispersion of insect population, fungal spores, pollens, bacteria, virus moulds and all forms of life both plants and animals which becomes airborne, and get transported in the atmosphere.

Major Fungal Diseases of Rice

Major Fungal Diseases of Rice
Author: S. Sreenivasaprasad
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401721572

Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances provides a comprehensive overview of latest research in rice fungal pathology. There are 25 chapters dealing with the blast, sheath blight, sheath rot, brown spot and scald diseases of rice as well as some broader topics. The book covers recent progress in a number of key fundamental aspects such as pathogenicity, pathogen diversity, molecular characterisation, gene cloning, genetics of host resistance and host-pathogen interactions. It also presents the current status and perspectives in strategic and applied areas such as epidemiology, resistance breeding, biological control, induced resistance, seed-borne diseases and quarantine issues and disease management strategies. This book is essential for rice researchers, pathologists and breeders and will also be suitable for cereal and plant pathologists in general, as there is an extensive coverage of recent research advances in rice blast, a model system in plant pathology.

DISEASES OF FIELD AND HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT VOLUME–I

DISEASES OF FIELD AND HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT VOLUME–I
Author: KHARAYAT, BHUPENDRA SINGH
Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2023-05-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 939181896X

The book fully conforms to the syllabus of the ICAR Fifth Dean's Committee Report prescribed for the undergraduate degree programme [B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture]. The book covers symptoms, etiology, disease cycle and epidemiology, and management of major diseases of Field Crops, such as Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Bajra, Groundnut, Soybean, Pigeon pea, Finger millet, Black gram and Green gram, Castor, Tobacco and Horticultural Crops, such as Guava, Banana, Papaya, Pomegranate, Cruciferous vegetables, Brinjal, Tomato, Okra, Beans, Ginger, Colocasia, Coconut, Tea, and Coffee. The list of additional important diseases from the aforementioned crops has been given in the book. Convincing tables and high-quality photographs furnished at appropriate places make concepts easy for students to comprehend. The book also contains objective type questions like Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Match the Following type of questions to enhance the understanding of the subject which will further help students to practice for the ICAR-JRF exam. However, these questions will also be useful for other competitive examinations such as ICAR-SRF, ICAR-NET, IARI, UPSC and Entrance exam for PG course. Besides undergraduate students, this book will also serve as a ready-to-use teaching material for teachers and a basic guide for researchers, plant protection specialists, extension workers and agriculture or horticulture officers, and growers. KEY FEATURES • Thorough coverage as per the syllabus needs • Lucid explanation for easy comprehension • Illustration and photographs for clear understanding • Question bank for practice TARGET AUDIENCE • B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural Sciences • Competitive exams: ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF, ICAR-NET, IARI and so on. • Ready reference for teachers, researchers and plant protection scientists.

Wheat Blast

Wheat Blast
Author: Sudheer Kumar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2020-04-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429894074

Wheat Blast provides systematic and practical information on wheat blast pathology, summarises research progress and discusses future perspectives based on current understanding of the existing issues. The book explores advance technologies that may help in deciding the path for future research and development for better strategies and techniques to manage the wheat blast disease. It equips readers with basic and applied understanding on the identification of disease, its distribution and chances of further spread in new areas, its potential to cause yield losses to wheat, the conditions that favour disease development, disease prediction modelling, resistance breeding methods and management strategies against wheat blast. Features: Provides comprehensive information on wheat blast pathogen and its management under a single umbrella Covers disease identification and diagnostics which will be helpful to check introduction in new areas Discusses methods and protocol to study the different aspects of the disease such as diagnostics, variability, resistance screening, epiphytotic creation etc. Gives deep insight on the past, present and future outlook of wheat blast research progress This book’s chapters are contributed by experts and pioneers in their respective fields and it provides comprehensive insight with updated findings on wheat blast research. It serves as a valuable reference for researchers, policy makers, students, teachers, farmers, seed growers, traders, and other stakeholders dealing with wheat.

Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century

Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century
Author: Peter Scott
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2021-05-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030578992

Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today. By 2050, the population is expected to exceed 9 billion. It has been estimated that some 15% of food production is lost to plant diseases; in developing countries losses may be much higher. Historically, plant diseases have had catastrophic impact on food production. For example: potato blight caused the Irish famine in 1845; brown spot of rice caused the Great Bengal Famine of 1943; southern corn leaf blight caused a devastating epidemic on the US corn crop in 1970. Food security is threatened by an ongoing sequence of plant diseases, some persistent for decades or centuries, others more opportunistic. Wheat blast and banana xanthomonas wilt are two contrasting examples of many that currently threaten food production. Other emerging diseases will follow. The proposed title aims to provide a synthesis of expert knowledge to address this central challenge to food security for the 21st century. Chapters [5] and [11] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Innovation in Agricultural Robotics for Precision Agriculture

Innovation in Agricultural Robotics for Precision Agriculture
Author: Avital Bechar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-08-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030770362

This book provides a review of the state-of-the-art of agricultural robotics in different aspects of PA, the goals, and the gaps. The book introduces the area of Agricultural Robotics for Precision Agriculture (PA) specifically the conditions and limitations for implementing robots in this field and presents the concepts, principles, required abilities, components, characteristics and performance measures, conditions, and rules for robots in PA.

Field Crops: Sustainable Management by PGPR

Field Crops: Sustainable Management by PGPR
Author: Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2019-10-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030309266

This book discusses the most challenging task ahead of researchers from India and around the globe: providing disease-free field crops for the ever-growing world population. In Asia, despite being cultivated in massive volumes, major crops, including cereals, oil seed, tuber and non-tuber vegetables, and fruit, are not meeting the demands of the increasing population. This book showcases naturally occurring beneficial microbes in the form of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, or PGPR, which make it possible to grow field crops without applying synthetic chemicals. Our understanding of PGPR has increased exponentially in recent decades. They play a multifarious role in developing sustainable systems of crop production and protection. The book focuses on the mechanistic behaviors of PGPRs, their use to develop sustainable cultivation techniques, and their application to enhance crop growth and productivity at the cutting edge of tech-oriented agriculture and to replace hazardous chemicals with microbial inoculants. The book is useful to agronomists, microbiologists, ecologists, plant pathologists, molecular biologists, environmentalists, policy makers, conservationists, and NGOs working on organically grown field crops.

A Handbook of Rice Seedborne Fungi

A Handbook of Rice Seedborne Fungi
Author: T. W. Mew
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2002
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1578082552

Seed health testing assures the safe movement of seed of different crops, for research or trade. It is premised on the hypothesis that many harmful organisms are carried by and moved with the seed which have the potential to harm crops. This text provides details of rice seed-borne fungi.