Seed Borne Diseases : Ecofriendly Management
Contents: Preface. List of contributors. I. Seed borne diseases: ecofriendly management: 1. Need for an eco-friendly alternative to manage seed borne diseases/Arun Arya. 2. Natural plant extracts: an alternative control of seed borne fungi/Marina Sisterna and Gustavo Dal Bello. 3. Engineering disease resistance: a paradigm shift in plant disease management/S.M. Paul Khurana, S.K. Chakrabarti and D. Pattanayak. 4. Complexity of stored grain ecosystem/Neeta Sharma. 5. Use of botanicals in seed storage/K. Vanangamudi, A. Bharathi, K. Parameswari and G. Ravichandran. 6. Harmonization of Phytosanitary regulations in Asia/Jagveer Sindhu. 7. Biopesticides, a scenario in India: present and future scope/P. Kaushik and P. Chauhan. 8. Eco-friendly measures to safeguard farmers saved seeds from fungal Pathogens/V. Ravishankar Rai and A.G. Pradeep. 9. Seed treatment techniques for quality seed production of rice cv. CR1009 in semi dry condition/K. Sasikala. 10. Effect of seed borne mycoflora on health of conifer seeds and its ecofriendly management/A.K. Gupta and R.C. Sharma. 11. Integrated management of Loose Smut Disease of wheat caused by Ustilago segatum/Anuja Gupta and V.K. Maheswari. 12. Biologicals and biorationals in the management of agricultural insect pests--an ecofriendly approach/Pramila Tripathi. 13. Evaluation of the efficacy of bio-pesticides on seed mycoflora and seedling quality of some oil seed crops/V. Ravishankar Rai and G. Thippeswamy. 14. Formulation of wild plant extracts for the biological control of crop diseases/K.K. Sinha and A.K. Choudhary. 15. Pre and post harvest seed spoilage of cereals and prevalence of mycotoxin contamination/Y.P. Sharma and Geeta Sumbali. 16. Proper storage conditions for maintaining seed viability and germination of certain leguminous tree seeds/Chitra Arya and Arun Arya. II. Studies on Control of Wilt and Foliar Diseases: 17. Nonpathogenic Fusarium isolates from Carnation suppressing wilt caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi/Cecilia Monaco. 18. Soil solarization to control Wilt Disease of Pigeon Pea/Arun Arya. 19. Eco-friendly approaches in the management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gladioli responsible for Corm Rot and Wilt in Gladiolus/Sunita Chandel and Manica Tomar. 20. Status and progress of biological control of Wheat Foliar Diseases in Argentina/Analia E. Perello and Cecilia Monaco. Subject index.
"Indian agriculture has witnessed spectacular advances in agricultural production in the last few decades. This was possible through Green Revolution in mid 60s leading to the country's remarkable achievement in food grains and edible oil production. Seed has always been regarded as the most vital, basic, and critical input in agriculture. It is interesting to note that today seed demand of only 10% farmers is met. Efforts are needed to provide good quality certify seeds to farmers. In recent years the awareness for seed health has increased among the growers, traders, and consumers. In post-GATT era and with emergence of WTO, seed health has assumed the global concern. Infection of seed borne pathogens results into seed rots, seedling decay, pre and post emergence mortality, distortion, discoloration, reduced seed size and shrivelledness of seeds. Their study and identification is primarily required to achieve satisfactory control.
The book will be of great help to students, researchers, and people engaged in seed production activities. In this book, information about different seed borne diseases is presented in 20 chapters. There is an urgent need to find out effective, alternative methods of diseases control, which are less harmful to human beings and environment. There are chapters dealing with botanical pesticides and quarantine regulations. A chapter describes molecular aspects involved in seed borne diseases. The contents are divided into two parts (I) Seed borne diseases and (II) Wilt and Foliar Diseases and their control methods. Ecofriendly measures to control seed borne diseases are dealt in detail.
The book provides comprehensive and integrated information on management of seed health written by experts in the field. It will be especially useful for students and young people involved in seed testing, seed industry as well as in teaching. Besides Agriculture Universities, the book will be useful for all others offering courses related to Phytopathology and Seed Technology."
