Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Biological Control of Crop Diseases Exploiting Genes Involved in Systemic Induced Resistance

   • P. Vidhyasekaran, R. Velazhahan, P. Balasubramanian

   Pages 1-8

3. Biocontrol of Plant Diseases for Agricultural Sustainability

   • C. S. Nautiyal

   Pages 9-24

4. Bacterial Biocontrol Agents and their Role in Plant Disease Management

   • A. K. Saxena, K. K. Pal, K. V. B. R. Tilak

   Pages 25-37

5. Exploitation of Protoplast Fusion Technology in Improving Biocontrol Potential

   • Sumeet, K. G. Mukerji

   Pages 39-48

6. Microbial Iron Chelators: A Sustainable Tool for the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases

   • S. B. Chincholkar, B. L. Chaudhari, S. K. Talegaonkar, R. M. Kothari

   Pages 49-70

7. Antiviral Phytoproteins as Biocontrol Agents for Efficient Management of Plant Virus Diseases

   • V. K. Baranwal, H. N. Verma

   Pages 71-79

8. Mycoviruses: A Novel Option for Managing Some Plant Diseases

   • A. K. Chowdhury, C. Sen

   Pages 81-94

9. Exploitation of Microorganisms and Viruses as Biocontrol Agents for Crop Disease Management

   • R. Jeyarajan, S. Nakkeeran

   Pages 95-116

10. Sustainable Management of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases

    • M. P. Sharma, A. Adholeya

    Pages 117-138

11. The Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations for Biocontrol of Soil-Born Diseases

    • P. J. Joseph, P. Sivaprasad

    Pages 139-153

12. Fungal Antagonists of Phytonematodes

    • R. K. Walia, R. Vats

    Pages 155-172

13. Bacterial Antagonists of Phytonematodes

    • R. K. Walia, S. B. Sharma, R. Vats

    Pages 173-186

14. Horse Purslane (Trianthema Portulacastrum L.) and its Biocontrol with Fungal Pathogens: An Overview

    • K. R. Aneja, S. A. Khan, S. Kaushal

    Pages 187-198

15. Biological Control of Weeds with Plant Pathogens

    • Rajni Gupta, K. G. Mukerji

    Pages 199-205

16. Biological Control of Weeds in India

    • K. P. Jayanth

    Pages 207-221

17. Biological Control of Rot Diseases of Small Cardamom

    • Joseph Thomas

    Pages 223-237

18. Biocontrol of Pulse Diseases

    • M. V. Reddy, B. Srinivasulu, T. Pramila Devi

    Pages 239-249

19. Biological Control of Pearl Millet Downy Mildew: Present Status and Future Prospects

    • H. S. Shetty, Vasanthi U. Kumar

    Pages 251-265

20. Biological Control of Major Fungal Diseases of Rice and Other Food Grains with Bacterial Antagonists

    • S. S. Gnanamanickam, K. Krishnamurthy, A. Mahadevan

    Pages 267-278

Plant based biotechnology has come to represent a means of mitigating the problems of global food security in the twenty-first century. Products and processes in agriculture are increasingly becoming linked to science and cutting edge technology, to enable the engineering of what are in effect, designer plants. One of the most successful , non-chemical approaches to pest management and disease control is biological control, which seeks a solution in terms of using living organisms to regulate the incidence of pests and pathogens, providing a natural control' while still maintaining the biological balance with the ecosystem.
This volume, (the first of two), addresses the different types of biocontrol for different pests, namely, crop diseases, weeds and nematodes, and details the biology of both the pest and its enemies, which is vital for efficient use of biological control. The book has numerous contributors who are authorities in their fields, and would be an asset to those who have interest in sustainable agriculture and crop productivity.

• Fungi
• biotechnology
• ecosystem
• food security
• microorganism
• plant pathogens
• protein
• sustainability

• Faridabad, India

  R. K. Upadhyay

• University of Delhi, Delhi, India

  K. G. Mukerji, B. P. Chamola

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