K Subramanya Sastry: 3 books
Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics
Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Around the globe, besides fungal and bacterial diseases, both virus and viroid diseases have acquired greater importance in the realm of plant pathology and call for effective management measures as they are responsible for heavy yield losses and are a matter of vital importance and concern to farmers,...
by K. Subramanya Sastry
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2013
Seeds provide an efficient means in disseminating plant virus and viroid diseases. The success of modern agriculture depends on pathogen free seed with high yielding character and in turn disease management. There is a serious scientific concern about the transmission of plant viruses sexually through...
Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics
Volume 1: Introduction of Plant Viruses and Sub-Viral Agents, Classification, Assessment of Loss, Transmission and Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Plant virus and sub-viral pathogens pose severe constraints to the production of wide range of economically important crops worldwide. The crops raised both through true seed and vegetative propagated materials are affected with number of virus and virus-like diseases. The virus may enter into plants...