Plant biotrophic oomycetes cause significant production problems and economic losses in
modern agriculture and are controlled by fungicide applications and resistance breeding …

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Nutritional Quality and Food, Feed,
Medicinal, and Other Uses Domestication, Phylogenetic, and Genomic Relationships …

Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic
Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of …

Downy mildew (DM), caused by Sclerospora graminicola, continues to be a major biotic
constraint to pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] production in India. The disease …

In recent years, diverse physiological functions of various sugars are the subject of
investigations. Their roles in signal transduction in plant responses to adverse biotic and …

Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum truncatum is a major soybean disease in India.
Genetic resistance is the viable option to combat yield losses due to this disease. In the …

Downy mildew (DM) is one of the most destructive diseases of maize in the humid sub-
tropical and tropical regions of Asia. The most effective and efficient way of managing losses …

Downy mildew (DM) caused by Sclerospora graminicola is a widespread and economically
most important disease of pearl millet causing substantial annual yield losses, particularly in …

Endophytic Streptomyces spp. were isolated from pearl millet roots and analyzed for growth
characteristics on three different media viz., Streptomyces (S) media, casein starch agar and …

Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a widely prevalent and
economically significant disease of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in warm and humid regions …