Pests and Diseases in Spices, Plantation and Tuber Crops [Hardcover]

About the Authors

1. Introduction

2. Arecanut

3. Betel Vine

4. Black Pepper

5. Cardamom

6. Cashew

7. Cassava

8. Cinnamon

9. Cocoa

10. Coconut

11. Coffee

12. Coriander

13. Cumin

14. Elephant Foot Yam

15. Fenugreek

16. Ginger

17. Mustard

18. Rubber

19. Sweet Potato

20. Taro / Colocasia

21. Tea

22. Turmeric

23. Vanilla

24. Yam Bean

25. Yam

This book compiles essential information and offers a simple approach to pest, disease, and nematode diagnosis, making it easier for students and non-specialists. The subject matter details pest management in plantation, spice, and tuber crops, using methods like regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, and biological.

S. Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at the Department of Plant Pathology, Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, India. Dr Parthasarathy has received several fellowships, including the BIRAC Post Masters Innovation Fellow, Canadian International Development Research Centre-Nano Project JRF, and UGC Non-Special Assistance Programme. His areas of specialization are Biological Control and Molecular Plant Pathology.

R. Kalaivanan is Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at the Department of Crop Protection at Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi, India. He is actively involved in extension activities, particularly in providing hands-on training to farmers to address real-world issues encountered in the field. His areas of expertise encompass Bioll3