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Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management

effective and should protect farmers from economic hardships due to crop losses because of virus and virus-like diseases.  The virus management strategies developed must be robust and involve minimum extra expenditure.  This book is an excellent latest source of information for those interested in p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sastry, K. Subramanya, A. Zitter, Thomas (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Subjects:
Plant Diseases
Botany
Plant Pathology
Agriculture
Plant Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter I - Ecology and Epidemiology of Virus and Viroid Diseases of Tropical Crops
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Epidemiological concepts
  • 1.3 Conditions favorable for epiphytotics-. 1.4 Cropping systems and practices
  • 1.5 Host properties
  • 1.6 Pathogen properties
  • 1.7 ICTV recognized viruses
  • 1.8 Pathways of virus spread
  • 1.9 Dispersal and Migration of Insect vectors
  • 1.10 Factors of Vector transmission
  • 1.11 Virus Survival and spread
  • 1.12 Disease forecasting
  • 1.13 The cyclical nature of plant disease
  • 1.14 Disease progress curve
  • 1.15 Growth models for disease progress
  • 1.16 Spatial dynamics and metapopulations
  • 1.17 Disease gradients and progress curves
  • 1.18 Mathematical modeling techniques
  • 1.19 Virus-vector population model
  • 1.20 Systems Analysis and Simulation Models
  • 1.21 Conclusions
  • Chapter II - Management of Virus and Viroid Diseases of Crops in the Tropics
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Need for diagnosis of plant virus and viroid diseases
  • 2.3 Approaches forvirus and viroid diseases management
  • 2.4 Use of virus / viroid-free vegetative propagules and true seed
  • 2.5 Certification schemes of crops having virus transmission through true seed
  • 2.6 Virus and viroid disease transmission through Vegetative propagules
  • 2.7 Success stories of production of virus-free plant propagules
  • 2.8 Certification schemes of economically important crops
  • 2.9 Production and use of virus-free transplants
  • 2.10 Need for managing the virus diseases
  • 2.11 Avoidance of sources of infection / inoculums
  • 2.12 Variation of the crop cultural practices
  • 2.13 Cross-protection in crop plants
  • 2.14 Vector control
  • 2.15 Role of botanicals in plant virus management
  • 2.16 Role of oils in arthropod vector control
  • 2.17 Biological control of plant virus vectors
  • 2.18 Avoidance of vectors
  • 2.19 Role of repelling and attracting surfaces in vector control
  • 2.20 Resistance
  • 2.21 Transgenic approach
  • 2.22 Bio-safety regulations against GM Crops
  • 2.23 Induction of systemic resistance
  • 2.24 Quarantines
  • 2.25 Pest risk analysis (PRA)
  • 2.26 World Trade Organization regime and its implications
  • 2.27 Plant biosecurity
  • 2.28 Role of IPGRI and NBPGR in germplasm maintenance and exchange
  • 2.29 Role of FAO / IBPGR in germplasm exchange
  • 2.30 Methods of testing at quarantine stations
  • 2.31 Important cases of introduction
  • 2.32 Important diseases restricted to some countries
  • 2.33 Effective methods of plant importations
  • 2.34 General principles for the overall effectiveness of quarantines
  • 2.35 Need for networking for the developing countries
  • 2.36 Integrated approach
  • 2.37 Challenges for the future

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