Contents: Foreword. Preface. Apple: 1. Apple scab/Vijay Singh Thakur. 2. Apple blotch/Vijay Singh Thakur. 3. Apple powdery mildew/Vijay Singh Thakur. Arecanut: 4. Fruit rot of arecanut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 5. Bud rot of arecanut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 6. Ganoderma or Anabe of arecanut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 7. Yellow leaf of arecanut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 8. Inflorescence die-back and button shedding of arecanut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. Bajra: 9. Downy mildew of bajra/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. 10. Rust of bajra/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. 11. Leaf blast of bajra/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. 12. Ergot of bajra/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. 13. Smut of bajra/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. Banana: 14. Panama wilt of banana/V.C. Khilare. 15. Sigatoka Disease of banana (Yellow and Black)/V.C. Khilare. Betelvine: 16. Foot rot/leaf rot of betelvine/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. 17. Wilt of betelvine/V.V. Datar and Sunita J. Magar. Black Pepper: 18. Foot rot of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)/Y.R. Sarma. Cardamom: 19. Capsule rot of small cardamom/Y.R. Sarma. Chickpea: 20. Wilt of chickpea/O.D. Kohire. 21. Dry root rot of chickpea/O.D. Kohire. 22. Ascochyta blight of chickpea/O.D. Kohire. 23. Botrytis gray mould of chickpea/O.D. Kohire. Chilli: 24. Virus diseases of chilli/Satya Prakash. 25. Fruit rot of chilli/V.V. Sonawane. 26. Powdery mildew of chilli/M.P. Kulthe. 27. Leaf spot of chilli/D.A. Doiphode. Citrus: 28. Citrus greening/D.K. Ghosh. Cocoa: 29. Black Pod of cocoa/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 30. Canker of cocoa/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 31. Charcoal pod rot of cocoa/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 32. Vascular streak die back of cocoa/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. Coconut: 33. Bud rot of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 34. Basal stem rot of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 35. Stem bleeding of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 36. Wilt of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 37. Leaf rot of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 38. Crown choke of coconut/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 39. Gray leaf spot disease/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 40. Nut rot/M. Gunasekaran and R. Chandramohanan. 41. Bud rot of coconut/P.A. Fugro and K.P. Vaidya. Cotton: 42. Bacterial blight/angular leaf spot of cotton/P.K. Chakrabarty, R.L. Chavhan and Rita Dhanole. 43. Grey mildew of cotton/P.K. Chakrabarty, R.L. Chavhan and Rita Dhanole. 44. Root rot of cotton/P.K. Chakrabarty, R.L. Chavhan and Rita Dhanole. 45. Leaf curl virus of cotton/P.K. Chakrabarty, R.L. Chavhan and Rita Dhanole. Fig: 46. Fig rust/B.S. Solunke. Ginger: 47. Rhizome rot of ginger/Shalini D. Sagar and Srikant Kulkarni. 48. Soft rot/rhizome rot of ginger/Y.R. Sarma. Grapes: 49. Downy mildew of grapes/T.S. Thind. 50. Anthracnose of grapes/T.S. Thind. 51. Powdery mildew of grapes/T.S. Thind. 52. Anthracnose of grapes/A.S. Deokate. Groundnut: 53. Dry root rot of groundnut/Avinash B. Ade. 54. Aflaroot of groundnut/Avinash B. Ade. 55. Rust of groundnut/B.M. Kareppa. 56. Tikka/leaf spot of groundnut/B.M. Kareppa. 57. Alternaria blight of groundnut/D.C. Kamthane and B.M. Kareppa. Guava: 58. Wilt disease of guava/D.K. Chakrabarti. 59. Wilt of guava/H.K. Kehri, Varun Khare and Sudha Singh. 60. Anthracnose of guava/H.K. Kehri, Varun Khare and Sudhir Chandra. 61. Fruit canker of guava/H.K. KehrI and Varun Khare. 62. Stylar end rot or Phomopsis rot of guava/H.K. KehrI and Varun Khare. 63. Botryodiplodia rot of guava/H.K. KehrI and Varun Khare. 64. Wilt of guava/A.K. Misra. Mango: 65. Powdery mildew of mango/A.K. Misra. 66. Anthracnose of mango/A.K. Misra. 67. Malformation of mango/A.K. Misra. 68. Malformation of mango/D.K. Chakrabarti. 69. Powdery mildew of mango/P.A. Fugro and K.P. Vaidya. Mungbean and Urdbean: 70. Mungbean and Urdbean yellow mosaic virus/O.D. Kohire. 71. Cercospora leaf spot of mungbean and urdbean/O.D. Kohire. 72. Powdery mildew of mungbean and urdbean/O.D. Kohire. Okra (Bhindi): 73. Yellow vein mosaic of Okra (Bhindi)/V.C. Khilare. Onion: 74. Purple blotch of onion/A.H. Rajasab. Opium Poppy: 75. Downy mildew of opium poppy/D.K. Chakrabarti. Pigeonpea: 76. Phytophthora blight of pigeonpea/Sumia Fatima. 77. Wilt of pigeonpea/O.D. Kohire. 78. Sterility mosaic of pigeonpea/O.D. Kohire. Pomegranate: 79. Bacterial blight (Oily Spot) of pomegranate/V.T. Jadhav, K.K. Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma. 80. Wilt of pomegranate/K.K. Sharma, Jyotsana Sharma and V.T. Jadhav. 81. Cercospora leaf and fruit spots of pomegranate/Jyotsana Sharma, K.K. Sharma and V.T. Jadhav. 82. Anthracnose of pomegranate/Jyotsana Sharma, K.K. Sharma and V.T. Jadhav. 83. Sun scald of pomegranate/V.T. Jadhav, K.K. Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma. 84. Abiotic fruit cracking of pomegranate/V.T. Jadhav, K.K. Sharma and Jyotsana Sharma. Potato: 85. Bacterial wilt and brown rot of potato/S.M. Paul Khurana. 86. Black scurf and stem canker of potato/S.M. Paul Khurana. 87. Common scab of potato/S.M. Paul Khurana. 88. Late blight of potato/S.M. Paul Khurana. 89. Potato leafroll/S.M. Paul Khurana. 90. Potato mosaics/S.M. Paul Khurana. 91. Late blight of potato/R.K. Arora. 92. Early blight of potato/R.K. Arora. 93. Black scurf of potato/R.K. Arora. 94. Dry rot of potato and fusarial wilt/R.K. Arora. 95. Wart of potato/R.K. Arora. 96. Powdery scab of potato/R.K. Arora. 97. Charcoal rot of potato/R.K. Arora. 98. Bacterial wilt of potato/R.K. Arora. 99. Bacterial soft rot of potato/R.K. Arora. 100. Common scab of potato/R.K. Arora. 101. Potato wilt/Srikant Kulkarni, Venkatesh Kulkarni and Mamatha M. Gorawar. Rice: 102. False smut of rice/Yashoda R. Hegde and Srikant Kulkarni. Soybean: 103. Charcoal rot of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 104. Collar rot or sclerotial blight of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 105. Anthracnose and pod blight of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 106. Rust of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 107. Cercospora blight or leaf spot and purple seed stain of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 108. Myrothecium leaf spot of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 109. Root rot, stem rot and foliage/aerial blight of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 110. Bacterial pustule of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 111. Soybean mosaic/G.K. Gupta. 112. Yellow mosaic of soybean/G.K. Gupta. 113. Indian bud blight of soybean/G.K. Gupta. Sugarcane: 114. Whip smut of sugarcane/V.C. Khilare. 115. Red rot of sugarcane/V.C. Khilare. Sunflower: 116. Downy mildew of sunflower/Srikant Kulkarni and Yashoda R. Hegde. Tomato: 117. Early blight of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 118. Fusarium crown and root rot of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 119. Late blight of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 120. Sclerotium stem rot of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 121. Bacterial spot of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 122. Bacterial wilt of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 123. Tomato mosaic/Y.L. Nene. 124. Root-knot of tomato/Y.L. Nene. 125. Bacterial wilt of brinjal and tomato/P.A. Fugro and K.P. Vaidya. 126. Alternaria blight of tomato/P.A. Fugro and K.P. Vaidya. Wheat: 127. Flag smut of wheat/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. 128. Powdery mildew of wheat/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. 129. Foliar diseases of wheat: spot blotch, leaf spots and blights/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. 130. Head scab/head blight of wheat/M.S. Saharan, J. Kumar and A.K. Sharma. 131. Hill bunt of wheat/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. 132. Karnal bunt of wheat/J. Kumar, A.K. Sharma and M.S. Saharan. 133. Molya disease of wheat/A.K. Singh, A.K. Sharma and J. Kumar. 134. Ear cockle disease of wheat/A.K. Singh, A.K. Sharma and J. Kumar. 135. Loose smut of wheat/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. 136. Wheat rusts: stem (Black), Leaf (Brown), Stripe (Yellow)/A.K. Sharma, J. Kumar and M.S. Saharan. Index.

"It is seen that lot of literature is available on symptomology 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 contains colour photographs of symptoms of different crop diseases helps to farmers, students and teachers for identification and application of management strategy." (jacket)