Microbial Biotechnology in Crop Protection (Paperback)

Chapter 1. Biocontrol: a sustainable agricultural solution for management of plants diseases.- Chapter 2. Overview of banana pests and diseases and their control through biological approaches.- Chapter 3. Introduction of cyst nematodes- Life cycle to management through biobased amendments.- Chapter 4. Role of potential biocontrol agents for improved health of root and tuber crops.- Chapter 5. Microbial bio-pesticides use in Insect-Pest Management:  An overview.- Chapter 6. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for improved plant health and production.- Chapter 7. Plant-soil-microorganism interaction involved in natural suppression of take all disease.- Chapter 8. Improved practices through biological means for sustainable agricultural production- an reference to roots crops.- Chapter 9. Bacterial plant diseases management: conventional versus modern approaches.- Chapter 10. Glimpse of tuber crop, their diseases and control mechanisms.- Chapter 11. Soil borne fungal diseases and their control in below ground crops.- Chapter 12. PGPR’s for crop health in wheat- maize cropping systems in northwest Himalayas.- Chapter 13. Plant microbe interactions: promoting biocontrol of phytopathogens of cereal grains.- Chapter 14. Role of indigenous microbes for the control of major fungal pathogens of turmeric.- Chapter 15. Microbiome role in control of sustenance of rice health and production.- Chapter 16. Host plant resistance: An eco-friendly approach for crop disease management.