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      • Botany & plant sciences
        September 2011

        Crop Diseases Management

        Principles and Practices

        by P. Narayanasamy

        Crop diseases are known to be caused by various abiotic and biotic agents. Among the biotic agents, microbial plant pathogens — fungi, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses and viroids — accounts for significant quantitative and qualitative losses in agricultural and horticultural crops. It is essential to have adequate knowledge of various aspects of these plant pathogens. Information on precise identification of microbial plant pathogens, process of disease development, epidemiology, assessment of losses due to diseases, principles of disease management, their applications for containing the diseases and the possible ways of integrating the practices is required to develop and enhance the effectiveness of disease management systems suitable for different ecosystems. Basic plant pathological methods provided in the appendix and glossary of plant pathological terms presented in this book will help the students to have a clear understanding of the subject. Graduating students, researchers and teachers desirous of updating the information on different aspects of microbial plant pathogens and the diseases caused by them, will find this book to be useful.

      • Agriculture & farming
        January 2013

        Modern Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

        by Sunil Kumar & Birendra Prasad

        Application of Biotechnology in Hi-Tech Agriculture Crop Selection an Efficient Tool for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Impending Climate Change Situation Management of Soil Fertility for Sustainable Vegetable Production Microbial Inoculation Through Endophytic Bacteria for Sustainable Agriculture Seed Enhancement Technologies for Assured Plant Stand Establishment Technology of Nursery Raising in Vegetable Crops Pests and Diseases Management of Mango Horti-Silvi-Pastoral System for Development of Watersheds Biofertilizers and Green Manuring for Sustainable Agriculture Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture Potential of Bio Control, Soil Solarization and Botanicals in Plant Disease Management under Organic Farming. Mites and their Management Sustainable Management of Agrobiodiversity – Need of the hour Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Post Harvest Management Technology of Under- Utilized Fruits of Arid Zone Biotechnological Tools in Modern Agriculture Seabuckthorn : A Miracle Therapeutic Plant of Himalaya Implications of Development Communication in the Functioning of KVKS: Key to Sustainable Development Lab Animal Care and Their use as Research Animal Models Organic Livestock Production Role of Self Help Group in Poverty Elimination Through Micro Finance Self Help Groups-An Approach to Strengthen the Rural Poor

      • Biotechnology
        September 2019

        Artificial Seeds Technology

        An Emerging Avenue of Seed Science & Applied Biotechnology

        by Bidhan Roy

        The artificial seed technology is a rousing and fast growing area of research in plant tissue culture. This technology is currently considered as an efficient alternative technique for plant propagation of commercially important plant materials. This technology also facilitates the way of handling cells and tissues, protecting them from external gradients, short-term and long-term storage under low temperature and ultra-low temperature, respectively and as an efficient system of delivery. The information in the areas of synthetic seed preparation technology, its implications, achievements and limitations are lying unorganized in different articles of journals and edited books. Those information is presented in this book in organized way with up-to-date citations, which will provide comprehensive literature of recent advances.

      • Agriculture & farming
        August 2021

        Economics in Shrimp Farming

        by Biswabas Patra

        The book has eight chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction, problem, global shrimp production, shrimp production in India, significance, objectives, methodology and limitations of the study. In the second chapter a review of the existing studies on shrimp farming and its impact on economy, society and environment is presented. Socio-economic profile of the shrimp farmers is discussed in the third chapter. The fourth chapter discusses the shrimp farm management and marketing. The fifth chapter analyses the socio-economic impact of shrimp farming. The sixth chapter highlights the environmental problems due to shrimp farming. An evaluation of the existing policies related to shrimp farming is made in the seventh chapter. The last chapter presents the major findings for a sustainable, economically more viable and environment friendly shrimp farming. The book is very useful for the pisciculture students, academicians, policy makers, fish farmers, fish traders & exporters and other stakeholders; and will help shaping public policy for economically viable and environmentally sustainable shrimp farming in the future.

      • Agronomy & crop production
        August 2019

        Crop Improvement,Nursery and Rootstock Management

        by Sachin Tyagi

        Horticulture plays an important part in todays agriculture and there are new avenues that are being achieved by horticulture. The subject has transformed from only being about vegetables, fruits, flowers and postharvest technology and has moved towards disease, breeding, pathology, physiology, greenhouse technologies and other areas which were never heard for. The book series: Hi-Tech Horticulture has been worked out keeping the above mentioned issues in mind with contribution by eminent professors and scientists.

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