One Hundred Years of Plant Pathology in India : An Overview
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Prologue: status plant pathology in India before 1905/Y.L. Nene. 2. Plant pathology in India : historical developments/V.K. Mehan and Vineet K. Sharma. 3. Role of plant pathological research in development of Indian agriculture/C.D. Mayee and P.K. Chakrabarty. 4. Significant achievements and current status : mycology/A. K. Sarbhoy and D.K. Agarwal. 5. Significant achievements and current status : bacteriology/Jayashree Gopalakrishnan and J.P. Verma. 6. Significant achievements and current status : virology/Narayan Rishi. 7. Significant achievements and current status : nematology/H.S. Gaur. 8. Significant achievements and current status : epidemiological research/S.S. Chahal, Pushpinder Paul Singh and Sandeep Jain. 9. Significant achievements and current status : fungicide research/T.S. Thind. 10. Significant achievements and current status : biological control/Rashmi Aggarwal, P. Srinivas and K.D. Srivastava. 11. Significant achievements and current status : host plant resistance against pathogens/R.S. Chauhan, R. Rathour and B.M. Singh. 12. Application of biotechnological approaches in plant pathological research in India/T.R. Sharma, Kuldeep Singh and R. Sridhar. 13. Plant pathology in India vis-a-vis International cooperation/Suresh Pande. 14. Policy issues in plant protection/R.K. Khetarpal and Kavita Gupta. 15. Uncommon opportunities in plant pathology/S. Nagarajan and T.R. Sharma. 16. Professional societies and their role in advancement of plant pathology in India/G.S. Saharan, Naresh Mehta and M.S. Sangwan.
From the preface: "The present volume gives a modest overview of the significant developments in plant pathology during the last one hundred years in our country. Renowned experts have made contributions in their respective fields. The first chapter (Prologue) highlights the status of plant pathology in India before 1905 and sets the stage for an overview of the developments made thereafter. Chapters on significant achievements and current status of knowledge has been contributed by leading experts on mycology, bacteriology, virology and nematology, and also on epidemiological research, fungicide research, biological control host-plant resistance against pathogens and on the application of biotechnological approaches for management of plant diseases. This covered the major areas of research in plant pathology. Besides, non-conventional chapters encompassing the areas of international co-operation, policy issues and uncommon opportunities are also included along with the role of professional societies in plant pathology in India. The editors are aware of the fact that the volume by no way is a complete account of the vast ocean of information available on various aspects of the subject. However, it is anticipated that the diverse areas covered in this volume would serve as a roadmap for the younger generation of plant pathologists and policy makers alike who have greater challenges ahead to resolve the problems for augmenting production, ensuring biosecurity and facilitating trade under the changing global trade regime."
