Preface; Contents; About the Editors; 1: Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.): Pre- and Post-harvest Disease Management; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Algal Leaf Spots, Red Leaf Spots and Green Scurf; 1.3 Fungal Diseases; 1.3.1 Stem Canker; 1.3.2 Anthracnose Fruit Rot; 1.3.3 Leaf Necrosis; 1.3.4 Litchi Dieback; 1.3.5 Leaf Blight; 1.3.6 Corky Bark Lesions; 1.3.7 Dieback, Canker and Leaf Spot; 1.3.8 Phyllosticta Leaf Rots; 1.3.9 Root Rot; 1.3.10 Spheropsis Dieback; 1.3.11 Fruit Rot/Downy Blight; 1.4 Insect Pests; 1.4.1 Fruit Borers; 1.4.2 Fruit-Piercing Moths; 1.4.3 Leaf-Feeding Caterpillars

1.4.4 Leaf Rollers1.4.5 Bark Borers; 1.4.6 Scarab Beetles; 1.4.7 Soft Scales; 1.4.8 Bugs; 1.4.9 Gall Flies; 1.4.10 Fruit Flies; 1.4.11 Mites; 1.4.12 Weevils; 1.5 Transgenic Approaches for Lychee Improvement; 1.6 Post-harvest Strategies to Cope with Crop Loss; 1.6.1 Grading; 1.6.2 Sulphur Dioxide Fumigation; 1.6.3 HCl Dips; 1.6.4 Use of Metabisulphite Salts; 1.6.5 Gamma Irradiation; 1.6.6 Dip Treatments; 1.6.7 Heat Treatments; 1.7 Packing and Marketing; 1.8 Conclusions; References; 2: Microbial Interactions in Litchi Rhizosphere; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Litchi chinensis and Its Varieties

2.2.1 Economic Importance2.2.2 Properties; 2.3 Growing Conditions; 2.4 Role of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Promotion of Plant Growth; 2.5 Studies Related to Rhizospheric Interaction of Litchi; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3: Pre- and Postharvest Management Practices for Litchi Production in India; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Abiotic Factors Affecting Litchi Cultivation; 3.2.1 Climate and Temperature; 3.2.2 Soil; 3.3 Nutritional Management (Fertilization); 3.4 Biotic Factors Affecting Litchi Cultivation; 3.4.1 Insect; 3.4.1.1 Erinose Mite/Eriophyid Mite, Aceria (Eriophyes) litchii Keifer

3.4.1.2 Bark-Eating Caterpillar (Indarbela quadrinotata Walker, I. tetraonis Moore)3.4.1.3 Anar Butterfly (Fruit-Eating Caterpillar) Virachola isocrates Fab; 3.4.1.4 Mango Mealybug [Drosicha mangiferae (Monophlebus stebbingi)]; 3.4.1.5 Soft Brown Scale (Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus); 3.4.1.6 The Cocoa Moth or Fruit Borer (Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen); 3.4.1.7 Leaf Rollers (Platypeplus aprobola Meyrick and Isotenes miserana Walker); 3.4.1.8 Macadamia Nut Borer (Cryptophlebia ombrodelta); 3.4.1.9 Litchi Stink Bug (Tessaratoma papillosa); 3.4.1.10 Fruit Spotting Bug (Amblypelta sp.)

3.4.1.11 Rhynchaenus mangiferae3.4.1.12 Mango Hopper (Idiocerus clypealis, I. niveosparsus, and I. atkinsoni); 3.4.1.13 Litchi Leaf Miner (Conopomorpha litchiella Bradley); 3.4.1.14 Shoot Borer (Chlumetia transversa Walker); 3.4.1.15 Fruit Borer (Platypeplus aprobola Meyer, Dichocrosis sp.); 3.4.1.16 Gall Flies (Dasineura sp.); 3.5 Disease Management; 3.5.1 Powdery Mildew (Oidium sp.); 3.5.2 Anthracnose (Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.); 3.5.3 Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.; 3.5.4 Red Rust (Cephaleuros mycoides); 3.5.5 Nematodes; 3.5.6 Weed Control