Compendium
of Mango Diseases and Disorders/Om Prakash. New
Delhi, Capital Pub, 2003, xiv, 84 p., (pbk). ISBN 81-85589-22-4.
Compendium
of Mango Diseases and Disorders/Om Prakash. New
Delhi, Capital Pub, 2003, xiv, 84 p., (pbk). ISBN 81-85589-22-4.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Diseases caused by Fungi: 1. Powdery mildew. 2. Anthracnose. 3. Dieback. 4. Sooty mould. 5. Black mildew. 6. Scab. 7. Black banded. 8. Phoma blight. 9. Phoma leaf spot. 10. Pink disease. 11. Grey blight. 12. Blight. 13. Alternaria leaf spot. 14. Phytophthora blight. 15. Wilt. 16. Sclerotium rot. 17. Root rot and damping off. 18. Stigmina leaf spot. 19. Gummosis. 20. Black root rot. 21. Angular leaf spot. 22. Mango malformation. II. Disease caused by bacteria: 23. Bacterial canker. III. Diseases caused by algae and lichens: 24. Red Rust. 25. Lichens. IV. Phanerogamic parasites and epiphytes: 26. Phanerogamic parasites. 27. Epiphytes. V. Physiological diseases/disorders: 28. Black tip. 29. Soft nose. 30. Spongy tissue. VI. Nutritional deficiency: 31. Internal necrosis. 32. Zinc deficiency. 33. Copper deficiency. 34. Mango decline. 35. Salt injury. VII. Diseases of unknown etiology: 36. Stem bleeding. 37. Bark cracking. 38. Bark scaling. 39. Woody gall. 40. Crinkle. 41. Flat limb. 42. Fruit tumour. 43. Clustering. 44. Fruit size reduction. 45. Chimeras. 46. Fruit atrophy and deformity. 47. Fruit splitting. VIII. Disorders caused by environmental or ecological factors: 48. Hails. 49. Frost injury. 50. Rain, storms and wind. 51. Sun burn/scald. 52. Scarified fruit. IX. Post-Harvest diseases: 53. Anthracnose. 54. Shoulder browning. 55. Scab. 56. Stem end rot. 57. Botryosphaeria rot. 58. Brown rot. 59. Stem end soft rot. 60. Pestalotiopsis rot. 61. Black rot. 62. Charcoal rot. 63. Alternaria rot. 64. Phoma rot. 65. Macrophoma rot. 66. Rhizopus rot. 67. Cladosporium rot. 68. Fusarium rot. 69. Canariomyces rot. 70. Rhizoctonia rot. 71. Sooty Mould. 72. Red rust. 73. Mucor rot or leak. 74. Grey mould. 75. Blue mould. 76. Hendersonia rot. 77. Watery soft rot. 78. Bacterial canker. 79. Sclerotium fruit rot. 80. Yeasty rot. X. Post-harvest disorders: 81. Jelly seed. 82. Stem end cavity. 83. Hot water scald. 84. Chilling injury. 85. Lumpy tissue. 86. Ricey disorder. 87. Sap burn. 88. Lenticel spotting. 89. Black pimples. Minimizing diseases of mango. How to use pesticides. Index.
"Mango, the king of fruits, holds a prime position in fruit crops of the country. The crop production, besides the perennial affliction of biennial bearing, is also hampered by many diseases/disorders. The dawn of W.T.O. regime demands an extreme degree of quality control. The present book takes a comprehensive account of the scenario, addresses the problems in the right perspective and offers judicious solutions. Realizing the state of affairs, the author, a renowned mango pathologist, has compiled scattered information on the mango diseases/disorders and filled the existing vacuum in the subject."