Description
This book provides information about the major diseases of horticultural crops in India. It discusses the pest, disease, and nematode issues affecting essential vegetable crops in the country. The management of pests in vegetable crops has been addressed through many methods, including regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, and biological approaches, host resistance, and integrated pest management strategies. The subject matter of the book is helpful for farmers who cultivate vegetable crops and is a valuable reference point for policymakers, researchers, extension workers, and students.
Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Authors
1. Introduction
2. Amaranth
3. Beet Root
4. Brinjal
5. Button Mushroom, Paddy Straw Mushroom and Oyster Mushroom
6. Cabbage and Cauliflower
7. Carrot
8. Celery
9. Chilli / Bell Pepper
10. Cowpea
11. Curry Leaf
12. Drumstick
13. French Bean
14. Lettuce
15. Okra
16. Onion and Garlic
17. Pea
18. Pigeon Pea
19. Potato
20. Pumpkin
21. Radish
22. Tomato
