Plant diseases often are the worst natural hazards in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. New diseases and new biotypes of existing disease producing organisms appear from time to time in more virulent forms. The most startling aspect of plant diseases is that their management cost us a huge sum every year with serious consequences in environment and human health. Therefore, integrated disease management practices need to be refined and adopted to reduce the crop losses. In this book, the current status of various aspects of integrated disease management in fruits, vegetable, ornamentals, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, medicinal and forest plants etc. has been analyzed. Major focus is on the integrated disease management in horticultural crops. Emphasis has been given to the use of non-chemical methods like cultural practices, soil solarization, plant growth promoting microorganisms, organic amendments, botanicals and biocontrol agents. It is hoped that the book will serve as an important guide to the plant pathologists, horticulturists, nematologists, micro-biologists, mushroom scientists, breeders and students.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR J.N. Sharma
Dr. J.N. Sharma, Plant Pathologist, Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology did his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. A meritorious student throughout, awarded merit scholarship in B.Sc. (Agri.), ICAR (HRDP) scholarship in M.Sc. (Agri.) and ICAR (UNDP) fellowship in Ph.D. He is credited with the diagnosis and control of premature leaf fall problem of apple in Himachal Pradesh and was awarded a certificate of honour and cash prize by Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan for this break-through. Recipient of P.P. Singhal Memorial Pesticides India Commendation Award in 2000 from the Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology. He remained Councillor of Indian Phytopathological Society (North Zone) for 2003. He has published more than 45 research papers, 20 popular articles, 15 book chapters and 5 technical/information bulletins. Remained a member of various State level committees and designated as a Coordinator for research work on premature leaf fall problem of apple in Himachal Pradesh.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R C Sharma
Prof. R.C. Sharma headed important Museums of the country like Government Museum, Mathura; State Museum, Lucknow; Indian Museum,, Kolkata and finally, the Natioinal Museum, New Delhi as the Director-General and Vice-Chancellor, National Museum Institute. He also served the Banaras Hindu University as the Director, Bharat Kala Bhavan and Professor of Indian art and Museology. Presently, he is the Honorary Director / Acharya of Jnana-Pravaha – Centre for Cultural Studies, Varanasi. Beside authoring several books and editing journals and bulletins in the field of Early Indian Art, he has contributed a large number of papers published in the journals in India and abroad.
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