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Downy Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 981107500X
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Downy Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reviews key developments in downy mildew research, including the disease, its distribution, symptomatology, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment; the pathogen, its taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, survival and perpetuation, spore germination, infection, pathogenesis, seed infection, disease cycle, epidemiology, forecasting, and fine structures. The book also elaborates the mechanisms of host resistance (biochemical, histological, genetic, and molecular, including cloning and the mapping of R-genes), disease resistance breeding strategies, and the genetics of host-parasite interactions. It explores disease management based on cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated approaches; and provides suggestions for future research areas. This book offers a comprehensive guide to an economically important disease, reviewing in detail the extant body of literature. Divided into 16 chapters, each of which includes a wealth of photographs, graphs, histograms, tables, figures, flow charts, micrographs etc., it represents an invaluable source of information for all researchers, teachers, students, industrialists, farmers, policymakers, and all others who are interested in growing healthy and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world.

Powdery Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811398534
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Powdery Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powdery mildew disease is the fourth most widespread disease in cruciferous crops and a devastating effect, causing significant losses in terms of quality and quantity in rapeseed and mustard. Powdery mildews are also a favourable host-pathosystem model for basic research on host–parasite interactions, developmental morphology, cytology, and molecular biology to identify the effector proteins/genes governing different biological functions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of all the published information in the field for researchers, teachers, students, extension experts, industrialists and farmers, and includes illustrations, photographs, graphs, figures, tables, histograms, micrographs, electron micrographs, and flow charts to aid understanding. It also describes standardized reducible techniques. The book discusses each disease in detail, describing the distribution, symptomatology, host range, yield losses and disease assessment, as well as the taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, survival and perpetuation of the pathogen. Further, it explores topics such as spore germination; infection; pathogenesis; disease cycle; epidemiology; forecasting; fine structures; host resistance; biochemical, histological, genetic and molecular aspects such as cloning and mapping of R genes; sources of resistance; disease resistance breeding; and the genetics of host-parasite interactions and disease management.

Powdery Mildew Disease of Crucifers

Author : G. S. Saharan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789811398544
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Powdery Mildew Disease of Crucifers written by G. S. Saharan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powdery mildew disease is the fourth most widespread disease in cruciferous crops and a devastating effect, causing significant losses in terms of quality and quantity in rapeseed and mustard. Powdery mildews are also a favourable host-pathosystem model for basic research on host-parasite interactions, developmental morphology, cytology, and molecular biology to identify the effector proteins/genes governing different biological functions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of all the published information in the field for researchers, teachers, students, extension experts, industrialists and farmers, and includes illustrations, photographs, graphs, figures, tables, histograms, micrographs, electron micrographs, and flow charts to aid understanding. It also describes standardized reducible techniques. The book discusses each disease in detail, describing the distribution, symptomatology, host range, yield losses and disease assessment, as well as the taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, survival and perpetuation of the pathogen. Further, it explores topics such as spore germination; infection; pathogenesis; disease cycle; epidemiology; forecasting; fine structures; host resistance; biochemical, histological, genetic and molecular aspects such as cloning and mapping of R genes; sources of resistance; disease resistance breeding; and the genetics of host-parasite interactions and disease management.

White Rust of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Management

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 8132217926
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (322 download)

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Book Synopsis White Rust of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Management by : Govind Singh Saharan

Download or read book White Rust of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Management written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White rust caused by the fungus Albugo is the most devastating disease known to occur in more than 50 countries and infects about 400 plant species belonging to 31 families worldwide including important vegetable crucifers, oil yielding Brassicas, ornamental plants and numerous weeds. This book on “White Rust” deals with the aspects on “the disease” and “the pathogen” is vividly illustrated for stimulating, effective and easy reading and understanding. We are sure that this comprehensive treatise on “white rust” will be of immense use to the researchers, teachers, students and all others who are interested in the diagnosis and management of white rust diseases of crops worldwide.

Clubroot Disease of Crucifers

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789811621345
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Clubroot Disease of Crucifers written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is presenting a comprehensive information on fundamental, and applied knowledge of Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. infecting cruciferous crops, and weeds. Clubroot of crucifers has spread over more than 88 countries of the world with average annual loss of cruciferous crops from 10-15 per cent at global level. It is considered as a disease of cultivation since once introduced in a field, its inoculum piles up year by year in the form of resilient resting spores of P. brassicae which spreads in the field through field operations. This disease is very unique since the pathogen can survive in the soil in the rhizosphere of non-host plants in addition to its main host cruciferous species, cultivated or wild. This book complies inclusive information about the disease, its geographical distribution, symptoms, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment scales. The book also explores host-parasite interactions in the form of seed infection, disease cycle, process of infection, pathogenesis, epidemiology and forecasting. Chapters discuss the genetic and molecular mechanisms of host-parasite relationships, management practices including cultural, chemical, biological control practices, and other integrated approaches. The book is immensely useful to researchers, teachers, extension specialists, farmers, and all others who are interested to grow healthy and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and especially plant pathology. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.

Alternaria Diseases of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

Author : Gobind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811000212
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Alternaria Diseases of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management written by Gobind Singh Saharan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the various aspects viz., the disease, geographical distribution, symptoms on different hosts, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment method, while detailed description on pathogen include taxonomic position, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, perpetuation, and spore germination, host-parasite interactions in the form of seed infection, disease cycle, process of infection, and pathogenesis, epidemiology, forecasting, fine structures, biochemical changes, and phytotoxins, host defence mechanism, techniques to study host-parasite relationships, and management practices including cultural, chemical, biological control practices, and deployment of host resistance. The last section deals with gaps in our understanding, and knowledge about management of these diseases, techniques for the diagnosis of disease and offer suggestions for future research priorities. Each aspect has been vividly illustrated with photographs, histograms, figures, tables, electron micrographs for stimulating, effective and easy reading and understanding. We are sure that this comprehensive encyclopaedic treatise on "Alternaria diseases of crucifers” will be of immense use to the researchers, teachers, students and all others who are interested in the diagnosis and management of Alternaria diseases of crucifers world over. Four species of Alternaria are wide spread and most devastating on cruciferous oil yielding crops, vegetables, forage crops, ornamental plants, and numerous weeds all over the world. The damage to the plants is in the form of infections on seed in the soil during sowing, on seedlings during emergence and growth, on stem, leaves, inflorescence, pods and finally to the seed causing yield losses in seed quantity and quality.

The Downy Mildews - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Control

Author : Ales Lebeda
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781402089725
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (897 download)

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Book Synopsis The Downy Mildews - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Control by : Ales Lebeda

Download or read book The Downy Mildews - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Control written by Ales Lebeda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of downy mildew pathogens and diseases has increased significantly in taxonomy, phylogeny, genetics, molecular biology, host-parasite interactions, ecology, epidemiology and control. The opportunity to update comprehensively the major advances in these areas was created by the 2nd International Symposium on Downy Mildews held in July 2007 at Olomouc (Czech Republic). Keynote contributions from this meeting are published here in 14 chapters that provide the most authoritative and recent analysis of these biotrophic plant pathogens and their interactions with plants. It will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers in plant pathology, mycology, taxonomy, plant biology and crop protection.

The Downy Mildews - Biology, Mechanisms of Resistance and Population Ecology

Author : Aleš Lebeda
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400712812
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book The Downy Mildews - Biology, Mechanisms of Resistance and Population Ecology written by Aleš Lebeda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is focused on the most recent and significant advances in research on downy mildews and related oomycete pathogens. The emphasis is on the biology of downy mildews, mechanisms of resistance in host- and non-host parasite interactions, population ecology and epidemiology, chemical control and fungicide resistance. The chapters are written by leading international experts on various aspects of downy mildews. All contributions are either comprehensive critical reviews or original research papers, and cover the most relevant and recent topics related to these biotrophic plant pathogens. The recent Special Issue is a continuation of previous one published by Springer in 2008.

Monograph on Downy Mildew of Crucifers

Author : G. S. Saharan
Publisher : Saskatoon, Sask. : Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Monograph on Downy Mildew of Crucifers written by G. S. Saharan and published by Saskatoon, Sask. : Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downy mildew (Peronospora parasitica) is among the major devastating diseases of crucifers world-wide. Hosts of this disease include canola, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and various ornamental plants. This publication is a detailed literature review on downy mildew of crucifers, arranged into sections discussing the following: the disease, its symptoms on different hosts, geographic distribution, yield losses, and disease assessment methods; the pathogen's taxonomy, variability, sporulation, perpetuation, and spore germination; host-pathogen interactions in the form of seed infection, host range, disease cycle, process of infection and pathogenesis, epidemiology, fine structure, biochemical changes, and biochemical compounds; host defence mechanisms; techniques for studying host-pathogen relationships; and management practices related to cultural control, chemical control, biological control, host resistance, and integrated disease management.

Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

Author : G. S. Saharan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402084080
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management by : G. S. Saharan

Download or read book Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management written by G. S. Saharan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fungus Sclerotinia has always been a fancy and interesting subject of research both for the mycologists and pathologists. More than 250 species of the fungus have been reported in different host plants all over the world that cause heavy economic losses. It was a challenge to discover weak links in the disease cycle to manage Sclerotinia diseases of large number of crops. For researchers and s- dents, it has been a matter of concern, how to access voluminous literature on Sclerotinia scattered in different journals, reviews, proceedings of symposia, workshops, books, abstracts etc. to get a comprehensive picture. With the pub- cation of book on ‘Sclerotinia’, it has now become quite clear that now only three species of Sclerotinia viz. , S. sclerotiorum, S. minor and S. trifoliorum are valid. The authors have made an excellent attempt to compile all the available infor- tion on various aspects of the fungus Sclerotinia. The information generated so far has been presented in different chapters. After introducing the subject various aspects viz. , the diseases, symptomatology, disease assessment, its distribution, economic importance, the pathogen, its taxonomy, nomenclature, reproduction, reproductive structures with fine details, variability, perpetuation, infection and pathogenesis, biochemical, molecular and physiological aspects of host-pathogen interaction, seed infection, disease cycle, epidemiology and forecasting, host resistance with sources of resistance, mechanism of resistance and other mana- ment strategies have been covered.

Molecular Mechanism of Crucifer’s Host-Resistance

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811619743
Total Pages : 809 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Molecular Mechanism of Crucifer’s Host-Resistance written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a comprehensive compilation of applied knowledge for developing resistant varieties to all the major biotrophs, hemibiotrophs and necrotrophs pathogens of crucifers through the use of latest biotechnological approaches. The book includes, multi-component resistance, incorporation of non-host resistance gene, function of particular gene in resistance, expression of age related resistance, enhanced gene resistance, sources of alternative gene which enhance disease resistance, through the use of latest biotechnical approaches like proteomics, omics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. The book also explores the molecular basis of disease resistance, its biometabolomics activities in response to infection and interaction by the various biotrophs, hemibiotrophs and necrotrophs pathogens. The identification of R genes and its incorporation into agronomically superior varieties through use of molecular mechanisms is also explained. This compilation is immensely useful to the researchers especially Brassica breeders, teachers, extension specialists, students, industrialists, farmers, and all others who are interested to grow healthy, and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world.

Genomics of Crucifer’s Host-Resistance

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811608628
Total Pages : 818 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Genomics of Crucifer’s Host-Resistance written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents comprehensive information on fundamental, and applied knowledge for developing varieties resistant individually as well as to all the major pathogens of crucifers, such as Albugo, Alternaria, Erysiphe, Hyaloperonospora, Plasmodiophora, Leptosphaeria, Sclerotinia, Turnip mosaic virus, Verticillium, and Xanthomonas through the use of latest biotechnological approaches including identification of R genes and their incorporation into agronomically superior varieties. The chapters include the information’s viz., principles of host resistance, identification of R-genes sources, inheritance of disease resistance, host resistance signaling network system to multiple stresses. The book also covers transfer of disease resistance, and management of disease resistance. Standardized, reproducible techniques are also included for the researchers of cruciferous crops for developing resistant cultivars. The book deals with the gaps in understanding, knowledge of genomics, and offers suggestions for future research priorities in order to initiate the advance research on disease resistance. This book is immensely useful to the researchers especially Brassica breeders, teachers, extension specialists, students, industrialists, farmers, and all others who are interested to grow healthy, and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world.

Clubroot Disease of Crucifers

Author : Govind Singh Saharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811621330
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Clubroot Disease of Crucifers written by Govind Singh Saharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is presenting a comprehensive information on fundamental, and applied knowledge of Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. infecting cruciferous crops, and weeds. Clubroot of crucifers has spread over more than 88 countries of the world with average annual loss of cruciferous crops from 10-15 per cent at global level. It is considered as a disease of cultivation since once introduced in a field, its inoculum piles up year by year in the form of resilient resting spores of P. brassicae which spreads in the field through field operations. This disease is very unique since the pathogen can survive in the soil in the rhizosphere of non-host plants in addition to its main host cruciferous species, cultivated or wild. This book complies inclusive information about the disease, its geographical distribution, symptoms, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment scales. The book also explores host-parasite interactions in the form of seed infection, disease cycle, process of infection, pathogenesis, epidemiology and forecasting. Chapters discuss the genetic and molecular mechanisms of host-parasite relationships, management practices including cultural, chemical, biological control practices, and other integrated approaches. The book is immensely useful to researchers, teachers, extension specialists, farmers, and all others who are interested to grow healthy and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and especially plant pathology. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.

Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistant Vegetable Crops

Author : Chittaranjan Kole
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030977854
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistant Vegetable Crops by : Chittaranjan Kole

Download or read book Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistant Vegetable Crops written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotic stresses cause yield loss of 31-42% in crops in addition to 6-20% during post-harvest stage. Understanding interaction of crop plants to the biotic stresses caused by insects, bacteria, fungi, viruses, and oomycetes, etc. is important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomics-assisted breeding and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in vegetable crops is imperative for addressing FPNEE (food, health, nutrition. energy and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing have facilitated precise information about the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to biotic stresses. The nine chapters each dedicated to a vegetable crop or crop-group in this volume will deliberate on different types of biotic stress agents and their effects on and interaction with crop plants; will enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to biotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; will brief on the classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; will enunciate the success stories of genetic engineering for developing biotic stress resistant varieties; will discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying biotic stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; will enunciate on different emerging genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery and gene pyramiding for developing resistant crop varieties with higher quantity and better quality; and will also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating disease and insect resistant crops.

Crop Rotation on Organic Farms

Author : Charles L. Mohler
Publisher : Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes)
ISBN 13 : 9781933395210
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Crop Rotation on Organic Farms written by Charles L. Mohler and published by Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes). This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brassica Oilseeds

Author : Arvind Kumar
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780644833
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Brassica Oilseeds written by Arvind Kumar and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oilseed brassicas are among the largest traded agricultural commodities and are grown in around fifty countries worldwide. Utilised for both consumption and bioenergy use, demand is increasing and this book covers the entire gamut of oilseed brassicas. Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important pathogens, to provide a complete overview of brassica oilseeds.

General Concepts in Integrated Pest and Disease Management

Author : A. Ciancio
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402060610
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis General Concepts in Integrated Pest and Disease Management by : A. Ciancio

Download or read book General Concepts in Integrated Pest and Disease Management written by A. Ciancio and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first volume of the ‘Integrated Management of Plant Pests and Diseases’ book series, presents general concepts on integrated pest and disease management. Section one includes chapters on infection models, resurgence and replacement, plant disease epidemiology and effects of climate change in tropical environments. The second section includes remote sensing and information technology. Finally, the third section covers molecular aspects of the subject.