This book contains 19 chapters focusing on crop disease management by using natural compounds derived from plants, marine organisms and microbes. Some alternative and ecologically friendly approaches for plant diseases control are also presented.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Botanicals for the Management of Plant Diseases / Duraisamy Saravanakumar, Loganathan Karthiba, Rajendran Ramjegathesh, Kuppusami Prabakar and Thiruvengadam Raguchander -- Potential Use of Essential Oils, Plant Fats and Plant Extracts as Botanical Fungicides / Pramila Tripathi and A.K. Shukla -- Use of Natural Plant Compounds Against Fungal Diseases of Grains / Gustavo Dal Bello and Marina Sisterna -- Natural Products and Elicitors of Natural Origin for the Postharvest Management of Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables / G. Sangeetha, A. Anandan and V. Kurucheve -- Plant Isothiocyanates as an Alternative for Sustainable Disease Control of Horticultural Crops / Rosalba Troncoso-Rojas and Martín Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández -- Antifungal Substances from Wild Plants for Development of Natural Fungicides / J.C. Pretorius and E. Van der Watt -- Botanical Pesticides : The Novel Chemotherapeutics for Managing Plant Viruses / C. Jeyalakshmi, D. Dinakaran and C. Rettinassababady -- Role of Medicinal Plants and their Metabolites for the Management of Plant Pathogens / Rashmi Thakare, Dnyaneshwar Rathod and Mahendra Rai -- Role of Natural Products in Disease Management of Rice / D. Krishnaveni, D. Ladhalakshmi, G.S. Laha, V. Prakasam, Asma Jabeen, S.K. Mangrauthia and M. Srinivas Prasad -- Use of Seaweed Extracts for Disease Management of Vegetable Crops / Jayaraj Jayaraman and Nerissa Ali -- Managing Plant Diseases with By-products of the Fish Processing Industry / Pervaiz A. Abbasi -- Chitosan for Plant Disease Management - Prospects and Problems / Rajendran Ramjegathesh and Jayaraj Jayaraman -- Biocontrol Agent Formulations for Sustainable Disease Control of Plants / Jayaraj Jayaraman and Angela T. Alleyne -- Effect of Compost Tea on Plant Growth and Plant Disease Management / Francisco Marín, Fernando Diánez, Francisco J. Gea, María J. Navarro and Mila Santos -- Ecofriendly Management of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxin Contamination / M. Surekha, V. Krishna Reddy and S.M. Reddy -- Use of Silicon Amendments Against Foliar and Vascular Diseases of Vegetables Grown Soil-less / Maria Lodovica Gullino, Massimo Pugliese and Angelo Garibaldi -- Bioactive Natural Products for Managing Peronosporomycete Phytopathogens / M. Tofazzal Islam, M. Motaher Hossain and M. Mahfuzur Rahman -- Potential of Compost for Suppressing Plant Diseases / Chaney C.G. St. Martin and Adash Ramsubhag -- Biofumigation in Crop Disease Management / D. Ladhalakshmi, R. Madhubala, S. Sundravadana, G.S. Laha, D. Krishnaveni, G. Sangeetha and G. Ragothuman.

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