Biocontrol of Plant Diseases
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Indiscriminate use of pesticides for the control of plant diseases and pests in no longer permissible due to risk of environmental and health hazards to human beings, animal and other beneticial organisms. Biological control has attracted affention as an important components of Integrated Pest Management system in recent times inspite of its indepedent use. The last two decade has withnessed a tremendour break through in the research efforts on biological control of plant diseases in India.
The present book “Biocontrol of plant Diseases” incorporates critical review and research articles on management of plant diseases using biocontrol agents. This volume contains (20) chapters covering holistic information on biocontrol management of fungal, bacterial, nematode and insect pests of economically important plants. important articules are on Biocontrol—an Ecofriendly disease management approach; Commerical use of fungi as biocontrol agents; Biological control of foliar pathogens of crop plants; Ecofriendly management of diseases in mulberry; Bio-bullets to control post-harvest diseases of perishables; Use of biocontrol agents in integrated management of leaf rot in root affected coconut; Biological control of Pythium diseases in crops and biocontrol of sugarcane insect pests. Use of Trichoderma and Aspersillus as biocontrol agents of plant diseass provide detailed information on the subject. Use of VAM fungi in the management of fungal disease; Ecofriendly management of wilt of Guava by VAM Technology and AM fungi for Phytonematode management provide sufficient information on the application of AM fungi as biocontrol tool. Articles related to biopesticides viz. Antimicrobial agents from plants; Evaluation of extracts of Pipernigrum as fungicidal; Antifungal antibiotics from potential biocontrol microorganism and mechanism of antagonism—Hyperparasitism and antibiosis have added value to the book. Detailed information in given on fungi in the management of plant parasitic nematodes. One chapter provide information on biocontrol of water hyacenth with fungi, which some may feel out of place, but important to have it. I am sure that this book will be useful to all students and researchers in plant pathology, microbial ecology, mycology botany and agriculture.
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| Author | P. C. Trivedi |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 978-81-7910-205-3 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | xviii+438 |
| Publication Year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur |