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Pestalotiopsis leaf spot: an important foliar disease in cashewnut seedling incited by Pestalotiopsis oxyanthi in West Bengal, India
Cashewnut leaf spot is an important foliar disease in cashewnut seedling in West Bengal, India. The present study was aimed to identify and...
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Gallic Acid an Agricultural Byproduct Modulates the Biofilm Matrix Exopolysaccharides of the Phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum
Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne plant pathogen which causes wilt disease in economically important crops of the Solanaceae family in tropical...
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Development of Spices in India: Reminiscences and Prospects
Organized cultivation and development of spices in India dates back to 1951 by setting up a high-level Spices Enquiry Committee by the Planning...
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Achieving Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihood Security and Sustainable Development Goals Through Agroforestry in Coastal and Island Regions of India and Southeast Asia
Coastal and island habitats are among the most fragile and climate-vulnerable ecosystems in the world which host around 2.4 billion people. This...
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Crop Diversification: Crop**/System Approach for Enhancing Farmers’ Income
Agriculture including horticulture is the riskiest of all professions as there are many variables affecting the outcome. About 86% Indian...
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Agrobiodiversity, Status, and Conservation Strategies
Agrobiodiversity is a critical subset of biodiversity and significant from the perspective of biodiversity conservation. India is one of the...
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Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.)
The chapter discusses, starting from the origin of Cashew from Brazil, how it spread to various countries, including India, and its popularity for...
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Biology, morphology and molecular characterization of Rhaphipodus subopacus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): a new pest of cocoa (Theobroma cacao Linnaus)
Cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L. ) is an important commercial beverage crop in different parts of Asia, West Africa and South America. It is also extensively...
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Seventy-Five Years of Research and Development in Seed Spices
The present chapter presents a bird’s eye view of the seed spices research in India during the past seven decades since independence. The research on...
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Genetic diversity of phytoplasma strains inducing phyllody, flat stem and witches’ broom symptoms in Manilkara zapota in India
During a survey performed in sapota orchards of India, from 2015 to 2018, symptoms of phyllody, little leaf, flat stem and witches’ broom were...
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Horticultural Crops
The horticulture sector comprises several crops viz., fruits, vegetables, spices and medicinal crops, plantation crops, ornamental crops, mushrooms,...
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Medicago truncatula as a Model to Decipher Powdery Mildew Resistance in Legumes
Powdery mildew, caused by fungal pathogens of the order Erysiphales, is a serious disease that destroys grain and forage legumes worldwide. Disease...
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Food Security, Agroforestry, and Sustainable Development Goals
This chapter examines the role of agroforestry systems (AFS) in fulfilling the demands and expectations of food security and the related United...
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Advances in mushroom production: key to food, nutritional and employment security: A review
Mushroom is an excellent source of nutrition, tonic, medicine and dietary food items being produced and consumed all over the world. Mushrooms are...
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Diversity, Ecology and Utilization of Soil Fungi: Indian Scenario
Soil is a dynamic medium and complex ecosystem harbouring millions of microbes including fungi. Soil maintains a dynamic equilibrium of fungi and...
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Ginger
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, is an important spice and...
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Technological Advancements in Coconut, Arecanut and Cocoa Research: A Century of Service to the Global Farming Community by the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala State, India
The chapter summarises the technological advances with a farmer orientation made by the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) of India,...
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Indian Traditional Foods: Preparation, Processing and Nutrition
India is a country embracing various cultures, languages, climates, religions and communities. By virtue of such diversity, India is blessed with...
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Long-Term Chemical Fertilization in Tanzania
Long-term application of chemical fertilizers has both positive and negative impacts on soil and the environment. Chemical fertilizers fertilize the...