Plant Protection: Innovations and Strategies
Contents: 1. Disease Management Strategies in Organic Farming/Waghamare Minal Bhujangrao, Deepshikha and P. S. Shekhawat 2. Organic Disease Management: Strategies and Challenges/B. L. Fagodia and R. K. Fagodiya 3. Innovative Approaches for Disease Management in Organic Farming in India/R. P. Ghasolia and Prof. Shailesh Godka 4. Modern Innovations in Plant Disease Management for Organic Farming/A. C. Mathur 5. An Overview of Biocontrol Agents and Biopesticides/Akhter Hussain, S. L. Sharma, Manisha Sharma and J. K. Bana 6. Production Technology for Bio-agents and Bio-fertilizers/Shailesh Godika and Swati Sharma 7. Biological Control and Need of a Strategic Shift in Plant Disease Management/Arun Kumar and A. K. Purohit 8. Eco-friendly and Integrated Disease Management in Agriculture Crops/Shailesh Godika 9. Diagnosis and Detection of Plant Diseases Incited by Prokaryotes/Kavita Kansotia and R. P. Ghasolia 10. Transformative Contributions of the ICAR - All India Network Project on Soil Arthropod Pests to Agricultural Crop Protection in India/Arjun Singh Baloda 11. A Green Plague: Climate’s Impact on Plant Diseases/V. P. Prajapati, P. R. Patel and Hemant Sharma 12. The Evolution and Impact of Integrated Disease Management in Plant Pathology/Manoj Kumar Meena and Kavita Choudhary 13. Latest Techniques in Pest Management/Sushil Kumar 14. Emerging Insect-Pest Problems in India: IPM Innovations and Practices/Nema Ram and Ashok Sharma 15. Paradigm Shift Towards Biorational Pest Management: A Necessity/Man Mohan Sundria, Gaurang Chhangani and Tara Yadav 16. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Crops in India: Adapting to Changing Climate Scenarios/Shyam Kumar Sharma and Ramakant Sharma 17. Integrated Pest Management: A Sustainable Approach/P. S. Shekhawat, Udai Pal Singh, Bhagchand Yadav, Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Priyanka Bhati 18. Integrated Disease Management in Chickpea/O. P. Sharma 19. Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Management of Insect Pest in Changing Climate Change Scenario/D. K. Bairwa, Pooja Sharma and Purusottam Sharma 20. Impact of Climate Change on Parasitoids, Predators and Pollinators/Sushil Kumar and S. M. Chavan 21. Virus–Vector Relationship/Naresh Kumar 22. Role of Biotechnology in Plant Disease Management/Meghaa Sharma, R. Bajia and Vijay Daneva 23. Major Insect Pests of Fruit Crops and their Management/Mamta Devi Choudhary, Sumitra Devi Bamboria, L. R. Choudhary and S K Choudhary 24. A Pilot Study of Effect of Herbal Insect Repellent Application on the Mustard Crops/Kahak Jaiswal, Neetu Rajput, Pooja Yadav and Y. Chandrakala 25. Pesticide Residue Research in Rajasthan: An Update/A. R. K. Pathan, Ramgopal Dudwal, Amit Kumar Yadav and Sandeep Kumar Choudhary 26. Detection of Phytophagus Insect on the Basis of Damaging Symptoms and their Management/R. Bajia, Vijay Daneva and Meghaa Sharma 27. Insect Pests of Pulse Crops/K. C. Kumawat 28. Cereal Cyst Nematode: The Molya Management in Wheat and Barley/Satyapal Bishnoi 29. Bio-management of Root Knot Nematode by Biocontrol VAM fungi/Suresh Jakhar 30. The Role of Biofumigation in Nematode Management/Pawan, Saroj Yadav, Anil Kumar and Vikram Kumar.
The book Plant Protection: Innovations and Strategies addresses the contemporary challenges in managing plant diseases and pests, driven by climate change and evolving agricultural practices. It compiles the latest research and methodologies, emphasizing the importance of early disease detection, integrated pest management (IPM), and the role of beneficial organisms. The book highlights the contributions of initiatives like the ICAR-All India Network Project and the significance of biotechnology and biocontrol agents in modern plant disease management. It also discusses sustainable practices in organic farming, emerging pest issues, and the shift towards biorational pest management. Featuring case studies and practical applications, this compilation aims to equip researchers, practitioners, and students with insights and strategies for effective plant protection. Ultimately, it serves as both an academic resource and a practical guide, promoting sustainable agriculture and food security.
