Description
Book SynopsisFood and agriculture is an important component in the development and survival of civilizations. Around half of the world's population and their economies are influenced by agricultural farm production. Plant diseases take as much as a 30 percent toll of the crop harvest if not managed properly and efficiently. Bacterial diseases of crop plants are important in plant disease scenarios worldwide and are observed on all kinds of cultivated and commercial value plants including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, cash crops, plantation crops, spices, ornamentals and flowering plant, forage crop, forest trees, and lawn grasses.
Bacterial diseases are widespread and are difficult to identify and to control. Few pesticides are available for use in control, and many plant pathologists are not well trained in the management of bacterial diseases. Bacterial Diseases of Crop Plants offers concise information on bacterial diseases of crops, proving a valuable
Table of Contents
Bacterial Diseases of Cereal Crops – Wheat. Rice. Maize. Barley. Oat. Sorghum. Pearl Millet. Minor Millet. Bacterial Diseases of Pulse Crops – Green Gram. Black Gram. Pigeon Pea. Soybean. Rajmabean/Kidney Bean/Dry Bean. Bacterial Diseases of Oilseed Crops – Groundnut. Sesamum. Sunflower. Safflower. Mustard. Castor. Oil Palm. Olive. Bacterial Diseases of Cash Crops – Cotton. Sugarcane. Potato. Tobacco. Sweet Potato. Bacterial Diseases of Fruit Crops – Apple and Pear. Apricot. Cherry. Walnut. Almond. Plum. Chestnut. Hazelnut. Cashew. Grape. Mango. Banana. Pomegranate. Pineapple. Guava. Papaya. Custard Apple. Citrus. Oranges. Raspberry. Strawberry. Mulberry. Avocado. Kiwi. Watermelon. Muskmelon. Passion Fruit. Bacterial Diseases of Vegetable Crops – Tomato. Brinjal. Capsicum. Cauliflower. Cabbage. Broccoli and Brussel Sprout. Beans. Chili. Pea. Celery. Cucumber. Carrot. Radish. Cucurbits. Sugarbeet. Clusterbean. Spinach. Coriander. Bacterial Diseases of Spice Crops – Onion. Ginger. Clove. Cardamom. Betelvine. Bacterial Diseases of Flowering Plants – Rose. Calla Lily. Carnation. Gladiolus. Anthurium. Tulip. Orchids. Chrysanthemum. Marigold. Dahlia. Geranium. Gerbera. Bird of Paradise. Hibiscus. Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants – Hyacinth. Ornamental Plants. Bacterial Diseases of Forage Crops – Alfalfa. Forage Grasses. Bacterial Disease of Plantation Crops – Tea. Coffee. Rubber. Arecanut. Cassava. Bacterial Diseases of Forest Trees – Poplar. Teak. Eucalyptus. Bamboo. Pine. Neem. Leucaena. Casuarina. Morus. Flame of Forest. Willow and Alder. Oak. Elm. Wild Cherry. Ash. Oleander. Fruit bearing Forest Trees. Bacterial Diseases of Lawn Grass - Turf Grass.
