The Pathology of Food and Pasture Legumes

The Pathology of Food and Pasture Legumes

Author: D. J. Allen

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13:

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Legumes provide one quarter of the world's crop protein, and the diseases which afflict them have a tremendous impact worldwide. This important collection examines the diseases of the major legume crops. Each chapter provides a review of a particular crop and its principal diseases. The chapters include discussions of etiology, biology, symptoms, epidemiology, crop loss and control, as well as extensive references. The book opens with an overview of legumes and their role in agriculture and concludes with a discussion of new disease management techniques. Written by leading experts from throughout the world, it is an indispensable resource for plant pathologists.


Botrytis: Biology, Pathology and Control

Botrytis: Biology, Pathology and Control

Author: Y. Elad

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-10-13

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1402026269

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The book is the result of intensive work of 43 authors, all of them leading scientists in the Botrytis sciences. Each chapter describes a particular aspect of fungal biology and its impact on disease processes and host response. New technologies have arisen that when applied to long-standing problems or to test new hypotheses have been most rewarding and many of these are covered in this book. The chapters are cross linked so that readers can follow associated material.


The Lentil

The Lentil

Author: William Erskine

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1845934873

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This book provides a comprehensive review of current lentil research. It contains 26 chapters covering topics on lentil global production, supply and demand; origin, phylogeny, domestication and spread; plant morphology, anatomy and growth habit; agroecology and adaptation; genetic resources collection, characterization, conservation and documentation; genetic enhancement for yield and yield stability; breeding for short season environments; improvement in Developed Countries; advances in molecular research; breeding and management to minimize the effects of drought and improve water use efficiency; soil nutrient management; cropping systems; biological nitrogen fixation and soil health improvement; mechanization; disease, pest and weed management; seed quality; postharvest processing and value addition; and food preparation and use. The last chapter presents field-based evidence of adoption of improved lentil cultivars from two cases: Bangladesh and Ethiopia.


Diseases in Legume Crops

Diseases in Legume Crops

Author: Uday Chand Jha

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-26

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 9819933587

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The edited book covers all major and minor diseases in grain legumes (chickpea, pigeon pea, lentil, mung bean, common bean, groundnut, and soybean) and forages legumes (including Medicago, rice bean, and faba bean) and their control measures by using various breeding approaches. Grain legumes are versatile nutritionally rich crops, and are one of the important components of global food security. However, grain legumes are severely challenged by various major and emerging minor diseases causing serious limitations in grain yield and production. Thus, to minimize the negative impact of the growing yield loss caused by these diseases, several approaches have been developed and embraced. This book covers all the latest development in genetics, breeding, genomics, and molecular biology tools for combating various major and minor emerging diseases in all the grain legumes from expert authors. Chapters in this title contain all the relevant illustrations and statistical data detailing the present scenario and identifying the gap for meeting the future demand for sustaining global protein security by developing disease-resistant cultivars. This book is of interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and policymakers to understand the impacts of various diseases on yield loss in legume crops.


Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries

Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries

Author: Gad Loebenstein

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-12-18

Total Pages: 831

ISBN-13: 9400707916

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It appears that a comprehensive and up-to-date book on the impact of virus diseases on the major crops in developing countries is now much needed, especially as there have been rapid advances in the biological and molecular characterization and detection of the pathogens and possible approaches for their control. On the other hand, the economic losses caused by many of these diseases are tremendous and much of the accumulated knowledge to diminish the crop losses has not filtered through, or cannot be applied. This book is focused on the important crops. Each chapter on a specific crop will include inter alia, geographical distribution, the viruses - symptoms, damage, detection - a brief description of the viruses concerned, and present and future ways for their control. Experts from India, Nigeria, UK, USA, France, Germany, Peru, Japan, Australia, Netherlands, Venezuela, Kazakhstan and Israel (many of them from the International Research Institutions) have contributed chapters to this book.


Plant Pathologist's Pocketbook

Plant Pathologist's Pocketbook

Author: J. M. Waller

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 085199458X

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This book contains 5 sections covering the main activity groups in plant pathology. Topics discussed include epidemiology and disease forecasting, disease management, disease resistance, biochemical and molecular techniques, and electronic databases and information technology.


Phytobacteriology

Phytobacteriology

Author: Jacob Dirk Janse

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1845930258

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Introduction to bacteriology and bacteria. Phytobacteriology and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants. Disease and symptoms caused by plant pathogenic bacteria. Epidemiology. Damage and losses caused by bacterial plant diseases. Prevention and control of bacterial pathogens and diseases. Examples of bacterial diseases of cultivated and wild plants.


Botrytis – the Fungus, the Pathogen and its Management in Agricultural Systems

Botrytis – the Fungus, the Pathogen and its Management in Agricultural Systems

Author: Sabine Fillinger

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-16

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 3319233718

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The fungal genus Botrytis is the focus of intensive scientific research worldwide. The complex interactions between this pathogen and the plants it infects and the economic importance of the diseases caused by Botrytis (principally grey mould) on more than 1400 species of cultivated plants pre- and post-harvest, render this pathogen of particular interest to farmers, advisers, students and researchers in many fields worldwide. This 20-chapter book is a comprehensive treatise covering the rapidly developing science of Botrytis and reflecting the major developments in studies of this fungus. It will serve as a source of general information for specialists in agriculture and horticulture, and also for students and scientists interested in the biology of this fascinating, multifaceted phytopathogenic fungal species.