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The entirety of this book, which contains 17 chapters, offers up-to-date information on various aspects of nematodes. These chapters cover topics such as nematode ultrastructural anatomy and morphology, phylogenetic and evolutionary concepts, nematode ecology and interactions with hosts, molecular and cytogenetic approaches, and more. The book is intended to be useful for teaching, research, and extension faculty in agricultural and horticultural universities, as well as state departments of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, sericulture, and fisheries, and plant protection organizations. The book also includes appropriate diagrams, tables, graphs, and illustrations, as well as a bibliography at the end of each chapter listing the references cited. This book will be a valuable resource for those interested in plant protection, including administrators, policymakers, and other concerned individuals.

The main aim of this book is to furnish readers with up-to-date and comprehensive information on a wide range of topics related to Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety. This book was created to address the need for a thorough and detailed resource on the subject. The book covers essential aspects of Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety and is divided into sixteen chapters that encompass all of the most recent developments and information. The books chapters include: Introduction; Invasive Alien Species; Biowarfare, Bioterrorism, and Bioethics; Early Warning and Forecasting System; Emerging Resurgence of Pests and Diseases; National Regulatory Mechanism and International Agreements Conventions; International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; Pest Risk Analysis, Risk Management Models, and Pest Information System; Global Positioning System and Geographic Information System for Plant Biosecurity; Pest, Disease, and Epidemic Management; Agroterrorism and Biosecurity; Mitigation Planning and Integrated Approach for Biosecurity; Biosafety, History, Policies, and Regulatory Mechanism; Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Its Implications; Issues related to the Genetically Modified Crops; Operational Biosafety Practices and Procedures. Additionally, a Glossary of terms is included to provide a list of frequently used terms in Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety. This books contents, which reflect a thorough literature search, will be particularly useful for students, teaching and research faculty, and extension personnel in Agricultural and Horticultural Universities, State Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Sericulture & Fisheries, Plant Protection Organizations, Plant Quarantine Units, Administrators & Policy makers, and all those who are interested and concerned with plant biosecurity and biosafety.

The purpose of the book Postharvest Plant Pathology is to provide its readers recent developments and updated comprehensive information on postharvest pathogens & diseases of major crops. This book explicates the fundamental aspects of postharvest diseases of crops and is conveniently divided into ten chapters, providing the latest information on the concept & types of postharvest diseases, economically significant postharvest pathogens & diseases of major crops, factors governing postharvest diseases, storage conditions, food safety issues, quiescence in post harvest pathogens, detailed & recent information on major mycotoxins, various approaches of postharvest disease management, integrated management strategies, biochemical & molecular aspects of postharvest diseases, apart from which, an exclusive chapter for discussing the postharvest nematode diseases and their management is also furnished.Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.

The primary objective of the book Postharvest Plant Pathology is to furnish its readers with comprehensive and current information on postharvest diseases and pathogens of significant crops. The text delves into the fundamental aspects of postharvest diseases of crops and is logically divided into ten chapters that provide the most recent data on the various types of postharvest diseases, economically significant postharvest pathogens and diseases of major crops, factors that influence postharvest diseases, storage conditions, food safety concerns, quiescence in postharvest pathogens, detailed information on major mycotoxins, numerous approaches to postharvest disease management, integrated management strategies, biochemical and molecular aspects of postharvest diseases, and even a dedicated chapter on postharvest nematode diseases and their management. The book includes detailed diagrams, persuasive tables, and appropriate graphs and illustrations to enhance comprehension. Furthermore, the book includes a bibliography that lists all of the references cited, making it a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, students in various departments such as Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Food Technology, Postharvest technology, Environmental Sciences, state departments of Horticulture and Agriculture, commercial production centers, plant quarantine, certification agencies, and policy planners who are invested in the production and distribution of high-quality, safe agricultural and horticultural products.

The major objective of this book is to highlight the significance of phytonematodes in horticulture. Detailed and latest information on major aspects of phytonematodes associated exclusively with horticultural crops, which is the need of the day, is lacking. Hence, the book has been written mainly with the objective of providing its readers, comprehensive information on the advanced aspects related to phytonematodes associated with horticultural crops. It also provides basic information on plant parasitic nematodes since it is required for a better understanding of advanced topics. Several popular topics, information on which is already available in plenty, have been avoided. Thus, book explicates both the essential fundamental and advanced aspects pertaining to nematodes associated with horticultural crops.The book is conveniently divided into 13 chapters, which cover latest information on the major fundamental and advanced aspects related to phytonematodes including the role of phytonematodes in horticultural industry, phylogenetic and evolutionary concepts in nematodes, major phytonematodes associated with horticultural crops and their diagnostic keys, symptoms caused by phytonematodes and disease diagnosis, nematode population threshold levels, crop loss assessment, nematode diseases of horticultural crops and their management, nematode disease complexes, genetics of nematode parasitism, important nematological techniques and nematodes of quarantine importance. An exclusive chapter on novel methods of nematode management has been included mainly to provide the information on the latest molecules and novel modes of managing nematodes attacking horticultural crops. Routine nematode management aspects, information on which is already available, have not been discussed; instead, this topic reflects the changing scenario of future nematode management.Hence, this book can serve as a friendly guide to meet the requirements of the students, teachersand researchers interested in these ‘hidden enemies'of the grower, apart from the research and extension personnel working under Public organizations, officials of State departments of Horticulture, Forestry, field workers and all those concerned and working with plant parasitic nematodes. Appropriate diagrams, convincing tables and suitable graphs/illustrations have been furnished at right places. A complete bibliography has also been included.