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Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

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Authors:
  1. G. S. Saharan

    1. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

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  2. Naresh Mehta

    1. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

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  • Researchers engaged in biology, epidemiology and management aspects of this ubiquitous pathogen as well as other soil borne plant pathogens will find this publication an exhaustive reference
  • Numerous colour photographs and illustrations showing the disease symptoms of various crops attacked by Sclerotinia spp. make it easier for researchers and students and extension workers to identify the diseases
  • Comprehensive compilation of literature on all aspects of Sclerotinia pathogens which is easily understandable by teachers, researchers and UG and PG students will save the resources for scanning the information
  • All the specific and standardized techniques being used currently in various fields of Sclerotinia research are described

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxii
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-11

  3. Geographical Distribution

    Pages 13-17

  4. History and Host Range

    Pages 19-39

  5. Economic Importance

    Pages 41-45

  6. The Disease and Symptoms

    Pages 47-70

  7. Disease Assessment

    Pages 71-75

  8. The Pathogen – Sclerotinia

    Pages 77-111

  9. Reproduction and Reproductive Structures

    Pages 113-161

  10. Ultrastructures

    Pages 163-199

  11. Pathogenic Variability

    Pages 201-208

  12. Perpetuation

    Pages 209-214

  13. Infection and Pathogenesis

    Pages 215-224

  14. Biochemistry of Host-Pathogen Interaction

    Pages 225-230

  15. Physiology of Host-Pathogen Interaction

    Pages 231-238

  16. Disease Cycle

    Pages 239-243

  17. Epidemiology of Sclerotinia Diseases

    Pages 245-278

  18. Disease Forecasting

    Pages 279-283

  19. Disease Resistance

    Pages 285-300

  20. Disease Management

    Pages 301-376
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About this book

The fungus Sclerotinia has always been a fancy and interesting subject of research both for the mycologists and pathologists. More than 250 species of the fungus have been reported in different host plants all over the world that cause heavy economic losses. It was a challenge to discover weak links in the disease cycle to manage Sclerotinia diseases of large number of crops. For researchers and s- dents, it has been a matter of concern, how to access voluminous literature on Sclerotinia scattered in different journals, reviews, proceedings of symposia, workshops, books, abstracts etc. to get a comprehensive picture. With the pub- cation of book on ‘Sclerotinia’, it has now become quite clear that now only three species of Sclerotinia viz. , S. sclerotiorum, S. minor and S. trifoliorum are valid. The authors have made an excellent attempt to compile all the available infor- tion on various aspects of the fungus Sclerotinia. The information generated so far has been presented in different chapters. After introducing the subject various aspects viz. , the diseases, symptomatology, disease assessment, its distribution, economic importance, the pathogen, its taxonomy, nomenclature, reproduction, reproductive structures with fine details, variability, perpetuation, infection and pathogenesis, biochemical, molecular and physiological aspects of host-pathogen interaction, seed infection, disease cycle, epidemiology and forecasting, host resistance with sources of resistance, mechanism of resistance and other mana- ment strategies have been covered.

Authors and Affiliations

  • CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

    G. S. Saharan, Naresh Mehta

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

  • Authors: G. S. Saharan, Naresh Mehta

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8408-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8407-2Published: 09 September 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7871-1Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8408-9Published: 01 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: LXII, 486

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Agriculture

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