Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture Crop Diseases, Weeds, and Nematodes

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, desi...

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Other Authors: Upadhyay, Rajeev K. (Editor), Mukerji, K.G. (Editor), Chamola, B.P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Biological Control of Crop Diseases Exploiting Genes Involved in Systemic Induced Resistance
  • Biocontrol of Plant Diseases for Agricultural Sustainability
  • Bacterial Biocontrol Agents and their Role in Plant Disease Management
  • Exploitation of Protoplast Fusion Technology in Improving Biocontrol Potential
  • Microbial Iron Chelators: A Sustainable Tool for the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases
  • Antiviral Phytoproteins as Biocontrol Agent for Efficient Management of Plant Virus Diseases
  • Mycoviruses: A Novel Option for Managing Some Plant Diseases
  • Exploitation of Microorganisms and Viruses as Biocontrol Agents for Crop Disease Management
  • Sustainable Mangement of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Biocontrol of Soil-borne Plant Diseases.
  • The Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations for Biocontrol of Soil-borne Diseases
  • Fungal Antagonists of Phytonematodes
  • Bacterial Antagonists of Phytonematodes
  • Horse Purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) and its Biocontrol with Fungal Pathogens: An Overview
  • Biological Control of Weeds with Plant Pathogens
  • Biological Control of Weeds in India
  • Biological Control of Rot Diseases of Small Cardamom
  • Biocontrol of Pulse Diseases
  • Biological Control of Pearl Millet Downy Mildew: Present Status and Future Prospects.
  • Biological Control of Major Fungal Diseases of Rice and other Food Grains with Bacterial Antogonists
  • Innovative Appraches in Rice Sheath Blight Management