Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics : Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management - Sastry, K. Subramanya; A. Zitter, Thomas; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Chapter I - Ecology and Epidemiology of Virus and Viroid Diseases of Tropical Crops -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Epidemiological concepts -- 1.3 Conditions favorable for epiphytotics-. 1.4 Cropping systems and practices -- 1.5 Host properties -- 1.6 Pathogen properties -- 1.7 ICTV recognized viruses -- 1.8 Pathways of virus spread -- 1.9 Dispersal and Migration of Insect vectors -- 1.10 Factors of Vector transmission -- 1.11 Virus Survival and spread -- 1.12 Disease forecasting -- 1.13 The cyclical nature of plant disease -- 1.14 Disease progress curve -- 1.15 Growth models for disease progress -- 1.16 Spatial dynamics and metapopulations -- 1.17 Disease gradients and progress curves -- 1.18 Mathematical modeling techniques -- 1.19 Virus-vector population model -- 1.20 Systems Analysis and Simulation Models -- 1.21 Conclusions -- Chapter II - Management of Virus and Viroid Diseases of Crops in the Tropics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Need for diagnosis of plant virus and viroid diseases -- 2.3 Approaches for virus and viroid diseases management -- 2.4 Use of virus / viroid-free vegetative propagules and true seed -- 2.5 Certification schemes of crops having virus transmission through true seed -- 2.6 Virus and viroid disease transmission through Vegetative propagules -- 2.7 Success stories of production of virus-free plant propagules -- 2.8 Certification schemes of economically important crops -- 2.9 Production and use of virus-free transplants -- 2.10 Need for managing the virus diseases -- 2.11 Avoidance of sources of infection / inoculums -- 2.12 Variation of the crop cultural practices -- 2.13 Cross-protection in crop plants -- 2.14 Vector control -- 2.15 Role of botanicals in plant virus management -- 2.16 Role of oils in arthropod vector control -- 2.17 Biological control of plant virus vectors -- 2.18 Avoidance of vectors -- 2.19 Role of repelling and attracting surfaces in vector control -- 2.20 Resistance -- 2.21 Transgenic approach -- 2.22 Bio-safety regulations against GM Crops -- 2.23 Induction of systemic resistance -- 2.24 Quarantines -- 2.25 Pest risk analysis (PRA) -- 2.26 World Trade Organization regime and its implications -- 2.27 Plant biosecurity -- 2.28 Role of IPGRI and NBPGR in germplasm maintenance and exchange -- 2.29 Role of FAO / IBPGR in germplasm exchange -- 2.30 Methods of testing at quarantine stations -- 2.31 Important cases of introduction -- 2.32 Important diseases restricted to some countries -- 2.33 Effective methods of plant importations -- 2.34 General principles for the overall effectiveness of quarantines -- 2.35 Need for networking for the developing countries -- 2.36 Integrated approach -- 2.37 Challenges for the future.
Keywords: Plant pathology; Agriculture; Plant science; Botany; Plant Pathology; Agriculture; Plant Sciences