Short description:

This new 3-volume set provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the detection of plant pathogens along with appropriate management strategies.

Long description:

This new 3-volume set Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the detection of plant pathogens along with appropriate management strategies.

Divided into three volumes and with chapters written by renowned and expert scientists working in different areas of plant pathology, the volumes cover important diseases of crops, incited by bacteria, fungi, viruses, viroids, phytoplasma, and nematodes. They address these disease challenges to commercial field and horticultural crops and their management.

Volume 1 focuses on the Mollicute class of bacteria. It looks at the detection, diagnosis, and management of phytoplasma diseases and viroids, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in plants for virus resistance, next-generation sequencing technologies, and more.

Volume 2 focuses on recent advances in diagnosis, detection, and management of diseases of specific crops, such as cotton, sesame, rice, wheat, millet, maize, field pea and pigeonpea, ginger and turmeric, guava, aonla, and vegetable cruciferous crops.

Volume 3: Nanomolecules and Biocontrol Agents explores the use of novel new ways to prevent and mitigate plant diseases. These include novel green nanotechnologies; biosensors; biological management using phyllosphere-, rhizosphere-, and endosphere-derived biocontrol agents; employing biofumigation techniques; and plant immunization approaches. The book also considers the special challenge of plant disease management under the present climate change scenario.

Key features:

• Presents diverse research of leading plant pathologists on detection, diagnosis, and management of crop diseases


• Shares innovative and emerging techniques for diagnosis and management of major plant diseases


• Covers a vast array of important crops and their diseases

Diagnosis and management of biotic stresses play a pivotal role in efficient agriculture production, and together, these volumes of Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases provide reviews of crucial research to effectively advance the detection, diagnosis, and management of crop diseases.

Table of Contents:

Volume 1: The Mollicutes 1. Recent Insight into the Detection and Management of Phytoplasma Diseases 2. Techniques for Detection of Viroids 3. CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in Plants for Virus Resistance: Opportunities and Challenges 4. Recent Insights in Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Viruses Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies 5. Innovative Diagnostic Tools for Plant Pathogenic Viruses 6. Development of Recombinant Coat Protein for Detection of Banana Viruses 7. Management of Plant Viruses Through Host RNAi Defense Mechanism 8. Diagnosis and Management of Viral Diseases Infecting Ornamental Plants 9. Global Status on Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Integrated Disease Management Strategies for Major Viruses Infecting Cucurbitaceous Crops Volume 2: Field and Horticultural Crops 1. Paradigm Shift in Detection of Rice Diseases and Their Management 2. Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Diseases of Rice Prevalent in Telangana State, India 3. New Insights into the Identification and Management of Wheat Diseases 4. Detection and Management Approaches of Bakanae (Foot Rot) Disease in Rice 5. Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Cotton Crop in Punjab, India 6. Modern Approaches for Management of Sesame Diseases 7. Approaches for Diagnosis and Management of Banded Blight in Small Millets 8. Maize Diseases and Their Sustainable Management in India: Current Status and Future Perspectives 9. Recent Advances in Detection, Diagnosis, and Management of Finger Millet Diseases 10. Recent Approaches for Diagnosis and Management of Economically Important Diseases of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in India 11. Recent Advances in Bio-Intensive Management (BM) of Major Diseases of Pigeonpea in India 12. Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Diseases in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) 13. Diagnosis and Diversity Analysis of Alternaria brassicae and A. Brassicicola in Vegetable Cruciferous Crops 14. Recent Advances in Diseases Management of Aonla (Emblica officinalis) 15. Guava Wilt and Its Management Volume 3: Nanomolecules and Biocontrol Agents 1. Application of Nanotechnology in Management of Various Plant Diseases 2. Nanotechnology: A New Beginning to Mitigate the Effect of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes 3. Nanomaterials against Plant Pathogens: An Innovative Approach 4. Green Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Plant Disease Diagnosis to Management 5. Biosensor: A Bioelectronic Device for Myco-Toxins in the Food Processing Industry 6. Rice Blast Disease and Its Integrated Management 7. Management of Soil-Borne Disease in Rice: An Eco-Friendly Approach 8. Diseases of Rice and Rational Approaches for Their Management 9. Biological Management of Horticultural Crop Diseases Using Phyllosphere-, Rhizosphere-, and Endosphere-Derived Biocontrol Agents 10. Exploitation of Biofumigation and Biocontrol Agents for the Management of Soil-Borne Diseases 11. Streptomyces: A Versatile Biocontrol Agent against Plant Diseases Perspectives and Their Mode of Action 12. Plant Immunization: An Innovative Approach for Plant Disease Management 13. Use of Host Resistance for Management Wheat Rusts 14. Recent Approaches in Diagnosis of Seed-Borne Fungal Pathogens of Major Crops 15. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) De Bary: A Potential Phytopathogenic Fungi to Crop Plants and Its Management 16. Recent Advances in Plant Disease Management under Climate Change Scenario