India is progressing fast in agricultural education, research and extension. Plant pathology is being taught as a compulsory subject in undergraduate courses and is one of the specialized subject in post graduate courses. Due to the up gradations of the 5th Dean’s Committee’s Recommendations, the B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture syllabus has been completely revised and has rendered existing textbooks obsolete or incomplete for students. This gap in knowledge has created a wonderful opportunity for me to present updated textbooks to students for their syllabus requirements. The purpose of writing this book is to provide the basic and emerging facts whereby the students may be introduced to the scientific foundation of this noble course called Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops and their Management. In the present book, an attempt has been made to arrange the topics and the contents in such a manner that students get an easy reading with due continuity and thus understanding.

It is hoped that the book will prove useful for teachers, professionals, and students in the discipline of plant pathology and agronomy.

I. Field Crops

1. Diseases of Rice and Their Management
2. Diseases of Maize and Their Management
3. Diseases of Sorghum and Their Management
4. Diseases of Bajra and Their Management
5. Diseases of Ground Nut and Their Management
6. Diseases of Soybean and Their Management
7. Diseases of Pigeonpea and Their Management
8. Diseases of Finger Millet and Their Management
9. Diseases of Black Gram and Green Gram and Their Management
10. Diseases of Tobacco and Their Management

II. Horticultural Crops

11. Diseases of Guava and Their Management
12. Diseases of Banana and Their Management
13. Diseases of Papaya and Their Management
14. Diseases of Pomegranate and Their Management
15. Diseases of Cruciferous Vegetables and Their Management
16. Diseases of Brinjal and Their Management
17. Diseases of Tomato and Their Management
18. Diseases of Okra and Their Management
19. Diseases of Beans and Their Management
20. Diseases of Zinger and Their Management
21. Diseases of Colocasia and Their Management
22. Diseases of Coconut and Their Management
23. Diseases of Tea and Their Management
24. Diseases of Coffee and Their Management
25. Comparative Plant Pathology