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Home Books Agriculture Horticulture and Pomology Disease Problems In Vegetable Production

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India is endowed with varied climatic conditions suitable for the production of various vegetables in different areas round the year. Vegetables occupy an important place in Indian economy and are grown on about 30 million ha area. Globally, India is ranked second after China as far as production of vegetables is concerned. In recent years, the trend of commercialization of horticulture sector has been found to be increasing due to opening up of the world economy. Vegetables being a rich source of vitamins, minerals and the much-needed fibre in our daily diet constitute a major component in balanced nutrition. There is considerable increase in consumption of fresh and processed vegetables in India due to improved economy of its people and the estimated demand in future can only be met by increasing productivity through greater technology adoption. Vegetables like other crop plants are affected by various diseases, which result in both qualitative and quantitative losses. The introduction of hybrids and various high yielding varieties of vegetables has resulted in epidemics of many diseases. These have also added to the introduction of several new disease problems and some of the earlier minor diseases have become more important. It is essential that one should have knowledge about the causes of plant diseases, their perpetuation and spread so that timely management practices are implemented. Knowledge of various factors leading to epidemic build-up of diseases is necessary for prediction and timely application of various management methods. Without proper knowledge of diseases, farmers are indiscriminately using agrochemicals to combat the ravages of insect-pests and diseases, which may lead to an increase in the environmental pollution. In the WTO regime, for the export of vegetables and fruits to the other countries, care has to be taken to keep the pesticide residues below the permissible limits. Keeping this in view, it is necessary to use integrated disease management practices involving most effective and economical methods so that quality produce without pesticide residue is obtained.