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Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Chapter 1: Organic Soil Amendments: Potential Tool for Soil and Plant Health Management; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Possible Sources of Organics; 1.3 Types of Organic Amendments Applied to Soils; 1.3.1 Animal Manure; 1.3.2 Municipal Biosolids and Septage; 1.3.3 Green Manures and Crop Residues; 1.3.4 Food Residues and Wastes; 1.3.5 Wastes from Manufacturing Processes; 1.3.6 Compost; 1.4 Role of Organic Amendments in Soil Health Improvement; 1.4.1 Physical Properties; 1.4.2 Chemical Properties; 1.4.3 Biological Properties
1.5 Significance of Organic Amendments in Plant Health Amelioration1.5.1 Plant Biomass Promotion; 1.5.2 Plant Disease Management; 1.6 Mechanisms Implicated in Action of Organic Amendments on Soil and Plant; 1.7 Conclusions and Future Prospects; References; Chapter 2: Grafting, Agrochemicals, and Oxidative Enzymes as Factor for Plant Biotic Resistance; 2.1 Grafting; 2.1.1 Grafting and Production; 2.1.2 Agrochemicals; 2.1.3 Agrochemicals and Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR); 2.1.4 Oxidative Enzymes; 2.1.5 Conclusions; References
Chapter 3: Management of Plant Biotic Stress with Botanicals and Antagonistic Fungi in the Tropics3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Meaning of Biotic Stress; 3.2.1 Definition of Plant Stress; 3.3 Biotic Stressor and Host Plant Relationship; 3.3.1 Biotic Stress and Crop Production; 3.3.2 Biotic Stress and Food Security in the Tropics; 3.4 Management of Plant Biotic Stress; 3.4.1 Botanicals as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Chemicals in the Management of Plant Biotic Stress in the Tropic; 3.4.2 Antagonistic Fungi for the Management of Plant Biotic Stress in the Tropics; 3.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects
4.8 Biochemical Response of Corn Plants Under Hydric Stress and Insect AttackReferences; Chapter 5: Integrated Management of Rice Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Biology of Magnaporthe oryzae; 5.3 Rice Blast Management; 5.3.1 Water and Planting Time; 5.3.2 Nutrient Management; 5.3.3 Botanical and Biological Management; 5.3.3.1 Botanicals; 5.3.3.2 Biocontrol Agents; 5.3.3.3 Chemical Management; 5.3.3.4 Antibiotics; 5.4 Forecasting; 5.5 Host Resistance; 5.6 Biotechnological Approaches; 5.6.1 Blast Resistance Genes; 5.7 Future of Rice Blast Management; 5.8 Conclusions
1.5 Significance of Organic Amendments in Plant Health Amelioration1.5.1 Plant Biomass Promotion; 1.5.2 Plant Disease Management; 1.6 Mechanisms Implicated in Action of Organic Amendments on Soil and Plant; 1.7 Conclusions and Future Prospects; References; Chapter 2: Grafting, Agrochemicals, and Oxidative Enzymes as Factor for Plant Biotic Resistance; 2.1 Grafting; 2.1.1 Grafting and Production; 2.1.2 Agrochemicals; 2.1.3 Agrochemicals and Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR); 2.1.4 Oxidative Enzymes; 2.1.5 Conclusions; References
Chapter 3: Management of Plant Biotic Stress with Botanicals and Antagonistic Fungi in the Tropics3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Meaning of Biotic Stress; 3.2.1 Definition of Plant Stress; 3.3 Biotic Stressor and Host Plant Relationship; 3.3.1 Biotic Stress and Crop Production; 3.3.2 Biotic Stress and Food Security in the Tropics; 3.4 Management of Plant Biotic Stress; 3.4.1 Botanicals as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Chemicals in the Management of Plant Biotic Stress in the Tropic; 3.4.2 Antagonistic Fungi for the Management of Plant Biotic Stress in the Tropics; 3.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects
4.8 Biochemical Response of Corn Plants Under Hydric Stress and Insect AttackReferences; Chapter 5: Integrated Management of Rice Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Biology of Magnaporthe oryzae; 5.3 Rice Blast Management; 5.3.1 Water and Planting Time; 5.3.2 Nutrient Management; 5.3.3 Botanical and Biological Management; 5.3.3.1 Botanicals; 5.3.3.2 Biocontrol Agents; 5.3.3.3 Chemical Management; 5.3.3.4 Antibiotics; 5.4 Forecasting; 5.5 Host Resistance; 5.6 Biotechnological Approaches; 5.6.1 Blast Resistance Genes; 5.7 Future of Rice Blast Management; 5.8 Conclusions