Diseases of Fruits and Plantation Crops and Their Management - A Modern Perspective

Contents: 1. Diseases of grape. 2. Diseases of pomegranate. 3. Diseases of citrus. 4. Diseases of banana. 5. Diseases of papaya. 6. Diseases of mango, guava and Ber. 7. Diseases of apple and stone fruits. 8. Diseases of sapota and fig. 9. Diseases of coconut and arecanut. 10. Disease of black pepper and cardamom. 11. Diseases of coffee, tea, cocoa, and rubber. 12. Summary of symptomatology, causal agent, epidemiology and management practices for important diseases of fruits and plantation crops. 13. Suggested reading.

"This book gives a comprehensive account of major economically important diseases of fruits and plantation crops of tropical and subtropical regions. The each chapter includes distribution, symptomatology with colour photographs, casual agent, epidemiology, diseases cycle, various management strategies includes cultural, host plant resistance, chemical and biological and biotech approaches. The book also gives a detailed calendar of operations in for disease management in each of these crops. The detailed bibliography is also provided at the end. The book serves an important guide for teachers, researchers, extension workers and farming community at large." (jacket)