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Information on diseases of vegetables, ornamentals and mushrooms is scattered in many research papers, reviews, bulletins and books. Thus, the present book Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Vegetables, Ornamentals and Mushrooms fills the needs to have in one volume information on etiology, symptomatology, epidemiology and management of diseases affecting these crops. The information contained in this volume will be an asset ot researchers, teachers and students ...
The book is a single source reference-cum-text book, offering comprehensive coverage of the subject for agriculturists, nutritionists, food scientists, food microbiologists, food biochemists, horticulturists, fruit technologists, fermentation technologists, and UG & PG students of these disciplines. Spread over 31 chapters in 2 volumes, the book covers various methods of extending the postharvest life of fruits and vegetables viz., storage, packaging, ...
Fruit plant diseases often are the worst natural hazards in horticulture. New diseases and new biotypes of existing disease-producing organisms appear from time to time in a more virulent form. With the liberalization of import and export of large quantities of horticultural planting materials, the risk of spread of diseases into new areas has also increased. The most startling aspect of fruit plant diseases is that their control cost us a huge sum every year ...
This book provides detailed information on the management of pests of almost all the tropical, subtropical and temperate horticulture crops. This book is divided in two parts: part I explains the principles while part II deals with the practices followed in the pest management of horticulture crops. Ecological approaches and strategies of pest management which help in developing efficient and reliable techniques and tools required for pest management are ...