Books by P. (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Narayanasamy

This work provides information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of all microbial plant pathogens - presenting modern protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free seeds and vegetatively propagated planting materials and quarantine techniques for screening newly introduced plant materials.

The author examines cost effective, simple and sensitive immunological techniques to assess plant health and food safety for the production of desirable foods, feeds, and timbers.

Offers an information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of various microbial plant pathogens. This work presents protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free seeds and vegetatively propagated planting materials.

Postharvest diseases caused by microbial pathogens account for millions of dollars in losses of both durable and perishable produce products every year.