Advances in Plant Disease Management Volume I: Fundamental and Basic Research

Advances in Plant Disease Management: Volume I: Fundamental and Basic Research is an invaluable compilation for researchers/students/stakeholders/policymakers in agriculture. The book aims to offer the latest understanding of fundamental and basic research fronts toward managing crop plants diseases. After clearly explaining the updated knowledge on the host immune system, and pathogen?s interplay with the host as unraveled through genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular studies, this book equips readers with the knowledge to confidently account for them during the formulation of management strategies for major crop plant diseases.

The book offers comprehensive coverage of the research advances in plant disease management, including:

• Newer insight into the host-pathogen interaction, including effector-driven pathogenesis in different host-pathogen systems
• Updates on plant defense pathways leading to resistance to pathogens
• Use of novel molecules, antagonists, and genome-editing tools toward manipulating host resistance
• Plant protection policies that support the agricultural production system from a global perspective

Chapter 1 Nucleic acid interventions in plant disease management

Chapter 2 Signal transduction of R gene mediated plant resistance against pathogens: Lessons for strategic management of diseases

Chapter 3 Modern Molecular Tools for Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens

Chapter 4 Basic Research Advances on Bacterial T3SS-Effectors Mediated Blight Developments in Rice and Pomegranate: An Overview from India

Chapter 5 Small RNA: Understanding and Prospects in crop protection

Chapter 6 Genome editing strategies: a way forward for developing resistance against plant viruses

Chapter 7 Genome editing for multiple disease resistance in crop plants

Chapter 8 Combating plant diseases through CRISPR -based genome editing approaches

Chapter 9 Multi-omics approaches and their applications for disease management in cereal crops

Chapter 10 Invasive Species - Impediment to Crop Biosecurity: Policy Perspectives and Management Strategies

Chapter 11 Plant Biosecurity in Asia-Pacific – Status and Challenges

Chapter 12 Mycotoxins challenges and preparedness for reducing impact on human health

Chapter 13 Pest Risk Analysis: A Tool to Facilitate Agriculture Trade of Economically Important Crops

Chapter 14 Safeguarding global plant resources from ever-growing disease threats

Dr. P. K. Chakrabarty has served ICAR in various capacities as Scientist (Plant Pathology), Principal Scientist (Biotechnology) and Head, Division of Crop Improvement at the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) Nagpur, before joining ICAR, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, as Assistant Director General (Plant Protection & Biosafety). He extensively studied and did pioneering research on general and molecular Plant pathology with special reference to host-pathogen interaction, signal transduction for resistance signalling, functional genomics of pathogenicity genes, molecular diagnostics and transgenic research. He did his post-doctoral research at the University of Florida, Gainesville and at the University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, USA. He is also an adjunct faculty of UF, Gainesville. He visited several countries including Australia, UK, Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Switzerland, Netherlands, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh etc., representing National and international causes on Plant protection and biosafety. Besides his assignments as ADG plant protection in ICAR, he was the nodal officer on GM Biosafety and Biosecurity; member of the CIBRC, Ministry of Agriculture; Member of RCGM, DBT; Chairman of technical committee of Central Sector scheme on Monitoring pesticide residue at National level, DAC, MOA; Member, Task force (Agricultural Biotechnology), DBT; Member Task Force DRDO, MEA; Chairman, Board of Institute of Pesticides Formulation Technology, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, GOI; Member of Governing Body and Executive body of NIPHM, Hyderabad, etc. With his direct association with four National Plant Protection Institutes of ICAR and seven All India coordinated research projects on plant protection, as ADG (PP) besides policy makers in the Ministry of Agriculture he has been associated with development of policies and guidelines for enabling and ensuring Crop biosecurity. Since April, 2019, he is w