Diseases of Wheat and their Management

by Shyam Saran Vaish

ISBN: 9789386615688
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 8995.00
Biblio : xii+248 p., col.figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Shyam Saran Vaish received his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. degrees in Mycology and Plant Pathology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1990 and 1998, respectively. Following Ph.D., he served as Part-Time Lecturer-Plant Pathology at the Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi and in the Tilak Dhari P G College, Jaunpur in 1995 and during 1997-1998, respectively. Thereafter, he served for more than five years as Assistant Professor-Cum-Junior Scientist (Plant Pathology) in the Regional Agri

About The Book

The present book on “Diseases of Wheat and their Management” is the most comprehensive compilation of key issues of wheat diseases and their management approaches. It has detailed descriptions about epidemiology including outbreak most devastating and fast evolving stem rust race Ug99, genetics and management of wheat rusts; spot blotch a devastating menace to wheat in North-Eastern Plain Zone of India, much concerned Karnal bunt problem in North-Western Plain Zone of India. The current status o

Table of Contents

Foreword I v Foreword II vii Preface ix 1. Wheat Rusts: Genetics, Epidemiology and Management 1 2. Spot Blotch of Wheat and its Management 43 3. Karnal Bunt: Where Do We Stand in 21st Century? 57 4. Present Status of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley in India 79 5. Seed Borne Diseases of Wheat and their Management 93 6. Integrated Disease Management of Wheat 109 7. Heterodera avenae and H. filipjevi: Two Representatives of CCN Complex as Parasites of Wheat and Barley–Recent