Cucurbits
Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Nripendra Laskar (Author), Bholanath Mondal (Author), Partha Choudhuri (Author)

9789386546500

Hardback, published 31 March 2017

258 pages
22.9 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.62 kg

The book addresses comprehensively the various challenges that cucurbitaceous vegetable production faces, such as pests, diseases, mites, nematode parasites, weeds, environmental stresses, and nutrients. It provides the most up-to-date information and findings on these topics, making it a valuable resource for students, horticultural experts, extension workers, and policy makers. In addition, the book includes relevant color photographs, making it a rich source of knowledge for the management of cucurbitaceous vegetables, with the aim of enhancing productivity and ensuring remunerative cultivation.

• 1. Cucurbits
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Cucurbit vegetables grown in India
• 2. Biotic stresses of cucurbits
• 2.1 Insect pests
• 2.2 Mite Pests
• 2.3 Nematode Pests
• 2.4 Parasitic plant
• 2.5 Diseases of Cucurbitaceous Crops
• 2.6 Weed Pests
• 2.7 Host plant resistance in cucurbits against biotic stress
• 3. Abiotic Stresses
• 3.1 Nutritional disorders
• 3.2 Environmental disorders
• 3.3 Others