• Diseases of Oilseed Crops
• Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Fruits
• Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Vegetables, Ornamentals & Mushrooms
• Challenging Problems in Horticultural and Forest Pathology
• Recent Trends in Horticulture in the Himalayas
• Propagation of Plants
  
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This book is meant for UG and PG students in the discipline of Plant Pathology. Diseases of all important field crops have been covered in detail. The major attention has been given to fungal diseases, which are responsible for causing tremendous losses at the global level. All diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses and phytoplasma have been covered. In each disease, historical background has been illustrated in detail followed by symptoms, causal agent, disease cycle, epidemiology and control measures. The disease cycle is given and diagrams of fungal structures have been drawn. Photographs depicting symptoms have also been given. The chapters have been contributed by eminent scientists/teachers working in different Agricultural universities. One part of the book deals with ‘Use of Biotechnology in Plant Disease Control’. The book will be very useful for teachers, students and researchers in the discipline of crop diseases.

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"This book will be very useful to students, teachers, researchers and extension specialists in the disci-pline of plant pathology. It will be an asset to all libraries of universities, colleges and research institutes."
— Indian Phytopathology

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Dr. V.K. Gupta, Dean, Post Graduate Studies, H.P. Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, was earlier Professor and Head, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan. He has been a UNDP Fellow in 1984 and visited Agriculture Canada Research Station Summer Land BC and Michigan State University East-Lansing, USA. He had also been a Fellow of Association of Commonwealth Universities, London in 1993. He has visited many countries like UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark and Thailand in connection with his professional assignments. Dr. Gupta has published more than 150 research papers and 20 review articles.

Dr. Y.S. Paul is presently working as Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, HPKV, Palampur. He completed his Ph.D. from IARI, New Delhi in 1981. He served the Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) as an ITEC expert for a period of 3 years (1990-93). He was awarded certificate of recognition by IAR, Addis Abeba for his distinguishing services. He has written one book and edited one on “Diseases of Vegetable Crops”. He has published more than 100 research papers in various national and international journals.