Clubroot Disease of Crucifers : Biology, Ecology and Disease Management / by Govind Singh Saharan, Naresh K. Mehta, Prabhu Dayal Meena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saharan, G. S., author.

Mehta, Naresh K., author.

Meena, P. D. (Prabhu Dayal), author.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant diseases.

Agriculture.

Botany.

Plant Pathology.

Plant Science.

Local Subjects:

Plant Pathology.

Agriculture.

Plant Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (778 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1.Clubroot perspective

Chapter 2. The disease- clubroot

Chapter 3. The pathogen: Plasmodiophora brassicae

Chapter 4. Electron microscopy and ultra-structures

Chapter 5. Pathogenic variability

Chapter 6. Perpetuation and survival of the pathogen

Chapter 7. Infection and pathogenesis

Chapter 8. Disease cycle

Chapter 9. Epidemiology and disease forecasting. Chapter 10. Biochemistry of host-pathogen interaction

Chapter 11. Host resistance

Chapter 12. Genomics of clubroot pathogen and pathogenesis

Chapter 13. Disease management

Chapter 14. Techniques

Chapter 15. Clubroot of crucifers-an introspection epilogue

Chapter 16. Future priority areas of clubroot research for better management.

ISBN:

981-16-2133-0

OCLC:

1280105961