Diseases of Pulse Crops and their Sustainable Management
by Biswas, Samir Kumar
ISBN: 9789386949868
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Imprint : Biotech
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 16995.00
Biblio : xi+551p.,tabls., figs., ref., 25 cm
About The Book
Pulses are the basic ingredient in the diets of a vast majority of the Indian population, as they provide a perfect mix of vegetarian protein component of high biological value when supplemented with cereals. India is the largest producer, consumer importer and processor of pulses in the world. The important pulses crops commonly grown in India are chickpea (48 per cent), pigeonopea (15 per cent), mungbean (7 per cent), urdbean (7 per cent), lentil (5 per cent), and fieldpea (5 per cent). The
Table of Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
1. Constraints and Strategies in Increasing Pulses Production
for Evergreen Revolution 1
Ch. Srilatha Vani, P. Ammaji and R. Balazzi Naik
2. Climate Change and its Impacts on Management of
Pulse Crop Diseases 13
Amarendra Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Mehi Lal and Sunil Kumar
3. Abiotic Constraints of Pulse Production in India 23
Kapil Kumar, Stuti Solanki, S.N. Singh and M.A. Khan
4. Climate-proof Disease Management Strategies in Pulses 41
Vivek Singh, Mehi Lal and Moh
