Plant Science for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. Frontiers of plant sciences for sustainable agriculture and rural development/H.C. Lakshman.  2. In vitro culture of mycorrhizal fungi (AM) fungi: an overview/K.P. Radhika and B.F. Rodrigues. 3. Biocontrol of soil borne diseases by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi/Neeraj and Kanchan Singh. 4. Comparative analysis of drinking water quality of Paharia and non-Paharia Villages of Dumka District, Jharkhand, India/Rajendra Pandey. 5. Ecosystem services of Casuarina equisetifolia for sustainable atmospheric CO2 build up in tropical farm forestry/M. Uma, E. Mohan and K. Rajendran. 6. Optimization doses of different bioagents against fusarium wilt of Pigeonpea/D.N. Dhutraj, P.R. Bhandarge, M.G. Korde and A.L. Harde. 7. In vitro evaluation of fungicides against stemphylium vesicarium, causing leaf blight of onion/A.P. Suryawanshi, K.T. Apet, S.H. Khade, D.P. Kuldhar and A.L. Harde. 8. Screening of antagonistic activity of microorganisms against collectotrichum gloeosporioides/D.U. Gawai, J.U. Shinde, S.D. Jadhav, V.S. Bhadrashette, S.G. Swant and E.M. Khillare. 9. Biopriming of seeds for improving germination behaviour and biomass production of oilseed crops/J.N. Rajkond, S.L. Korekar, V.S. Swant and U.N. Bhale. 10. Mycorrhiza: biofertilizer for solannum melongena L/V.S. Sawant, P.P. Sarwade, V.S. Chatage, J.N. Rajkonda and U.N. Bhale. 11. Efficacy of indigenous AM fungi on growth and nutrient uptake of a ground orchid Habenaria marginata colber/A. Channabasava and H.C. Lakshman. 12. Role of algae in bioremediation/Milind J. Jadhav. 13. Airborne microorganism present in  Government and private offices of Nagpur City/K.J. Cherian and S.M. Balpande.  14. Interaction of microorganisms with mangrove plants at than coast/Nilkanth S,. Suryawanshi. 15.  Arbuscular mycorrhizal association in some medicinal plants belonging to asteraceae found in Panahala hill of Maharasthra, India/Vishal R. Kamble, Rupesh R. Maurya and Dinesh G. Agre.  16. Native AM fungi in agroforestry tree species with seasonal variation/Krishna H. Waddar and H.C. Lakshman. 17. Determining Kunapajala pre sowing treatment for optimum germination of tomato Lycopersicon esulentum L. cv. selection 22 seeds/Rupali S. Deshmukh, Neelam A. Pail and T.D. Nikam. 18. Addition to the flora of Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India/S.P. Gaikwad, R.D. Gore and K.U. Garad. 19. Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in some common pants of Marathwada/P.P. Sarwade, V.S. Sawant and U.N. Bhale. 20. Preparation of chloropastic and cytoplasmic LPC from various plant species/V.G. Manwatkar and D.P. Gogle. 21. Effect of different concentrations of Chitosan on the  growth of Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench/Sandhya Jaybhay, Lata Done and Avinash B. Ade. 22. Wetlands: elixir of life/S.N. Inamdar. 23. Chemical control of fruit rot of Coccinia indica caused by Bipolaris tetramera and macrophomina phaseolina/V.S. Chatage, A.S. Sonwane and U.N. Bhale.  24. Antibiotic effect of culture filtrates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum butler against rhizobium bacteria isolated from different varieties  of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.)/V. Jalander and B.D. Gachane. 25. Aeschynomene villosa poir fabaceae: an addition to the flora of Maharashtra State/S.P. Gaikwad, K.U. Garad and R.D. Gore. 26. Diversity of fungal species found in different college libraries of Wardha City during the rainy season/L.P. Dalal, M. Bhowal and S.P. Kalbende. 27. Effect of basidiocarp extract of different mushrooms on growth of mould fungi/D.K. Kirwale, S.S. Bharade and D.S. Mukadam. 28. Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo antibacterial properties of Nothapodytes nimmoniana Grah. Mabb. and standardization of its micropropgation techniques/Pallavi P. Borate and Siddheshwar D. Disale. 29. Induced variation in plant height due to physical Gamma rays and chemical EMS mutagenic treatmens in groundnut arachis hypogaea L./R.A. Satpute and S.W. Suradkar. 30. Standardization of inoculation methods for mass screening of pigeonpea wilt/D.N. Dhutraj, P.R. Bhandarge, M.G. Korde and A.L. Harde. 31. Effect of phosphorus level and land configuration on growth and yield of Niger/A.M. Dhange, P.N. Karanjikar and S.T. Rathod. 32. Callus induction in andrographis paniculata nees/V.G. Ambewadikar, R.P. Bansode and A.B. Ade. 33. Biotechnology for mass production of biocontrol agents in vitro against plant pathogenic fungi/S.S. Patale and D.S. Mukadam. 34. Air pollution tolerance index (APTI) of some avenue plants/R.B. Allapure and R.M. Kadam. 35. Effect of azospirillum on biometric characters of irrigated cotton/M.B. Patil, S.M. Kadam and B.W. Somwanshi. 36. Evaluation of some antifungal plant extracts against stemphylium vesicarium inciting leaf blight of onion/A.P. Suryawanshi , K.T. Apet, D.N. Dhutraj, S.H. Khade, D.B. Gawade and A.L. Harde. 37. Effect of different dates of sowing on stigma receptivity in parental lines of sorghum hybrids/N.B. Mehetre, S.T. Rathod and B.G. Kamble.  38. Incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal association in striga gesnerioides willd vatke. Oester, var gesnerioides: root parasitic medicinal plant and its host lepidagathis cuspidata nees from Maharashtra, India/Vishal R. Kamble and Dinesh G. Agre. 39. Effect of passage on the development of carbendazim resistance in alternaria alternata L. causing fruit rot of pomegranate/S.S. Bharade, S.S. Kamble and D.K. Kirwale. Index.

Agricultural lands is very much degraded due to over exploitation of the natural resources. It is commonly observed in rural areas. The sustainable improvement in farming system is possible by halting further degradation of natural recourse base and maintaining soil health through alternative agricultural practices. There is need of several experiments in rural re-construction like human economic, science and technology, resource and environment and political dimensions.

The present book "Plant Science for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development" incorporates 39 critical reviews and research articles on sustainable agricultural development by renowned scientists and researchers throughout India. Chapters covering holistic information on plant disease management, VAM technology, biopesticides, biocontrol agents, plant improvement strategies ecosystem services interaction of microorganism floras mutagenic treatments, microorganisms floras mutagenic treatments, micropropogation techniques aerobiology etc. This book will be useful to all students and researchers in Botany, agriculture, biotechnology, mycology and plant pathology. (jacket)