A Colour Handbook on Rainfed Rabi Crops: Protection, Constraints and Mitigation

Reena Sinha, Sonika Jamwal, Anil Kumar, Jai Kumar, P.K. Rai, Brinder Singh and R. Puniya

ISBN 10: 9386546698 / ISBN 13: 9789386546692

Published by New India Publishing Agency, 2018

About this Item

Contents: Section A: Major Insect Pests: 1. Cereals Wheat/Barley Pulses Chickpea Fieldpea Lentil Lathyrus Horsegram Oilseeds Mustard/Toria / Gobhi Sarson Polyphagous Pests. Section B: Major Diseases: 2. Cereals Wheat, Barley, Pulses, Chickpea, Lentil Field pea, Rapeseed and Mustard Linseed. Section C: Major Weeds: 3. Cereals List of weeds in Rabi season crops, Management of weeds in Cereals, Management of weeds in Pulses, Management of weeds in Oilseeds, Non-crop lands weeds and their management. Section D: Plant Nutrient Functions, their Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms in Rainfed Rabi Crops. 4. Functions of Plant Nutrient and Deficiency Symptoms Function of Plant Nutrient. Rabi crops of rainfed areas are inflicted by several important insect pests, diseases and weeds. Correct identification of insect pests, diseases and weeds is therefore necessary not only for strict quarantine to check the spread of new pest species, but to achieve the desired productivity levels. The purpose of this publication entitled 'A Colour Handbook on Rainfed Rabi Crops: Protection, Constraints and Mitigation Strategies' is to assist the students, field researchers, agriculture department field functionaries, scholars and farmers in correct identification of these pests and their management thereof. In this book, efforts have been made to describe the damaging symptoms, identification characteristics, biology and management techniques of more than 100 pest species with their coloured illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Colour Handbook on Rainfed Rabi Crops: Protection, Constraints and Mitigation
• Publisher: New India Publishing Agency
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9386546698
• ISBN 13: 9789386546692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book ‘Rainfed Rabi Crop Protection Constraints and Mitigation Strategies’ provides pictorial depictions of damaging symptoms and the pest itself along with their mitigation strategies in a very simple and concise manner. It is a very timely effort to help the farming community and reduce the pesticidal load in the environment. Rabi crops of rainfed areas are inflicted by several important insect pests, diseases and weeds. Correct identification of insect pests, diseases and weeds is therefore necessary not only for strict quarantine to check the spread of new pest species, but to achieve the desired productivity levels. The purpose of this publication entitled ‘A Colour Handbook on Rainfed Rabi Crops Protection, Constraints and Mitigation Strategies’ is to assist the students, field researchers, agriculture department field functionaries, scholars and farmers in correct identification of these pests and their management thereof. In this book, efforts have been made to describe the damaging symptoms, identification characteristics, biology and management techniques of more than 100 pest species with their coloured illustrations.

About the Authors

Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist, SKUAST-Jammu

Scientist Senior Scale (Plant Pathology) at Advanced Centre for Rainfed Agriculture, Dhiansar, SKUAST-Jammu