TY - CHAP AU - Pazhayaveetil Kuttanpillai Chandrasekhara Pillai AU - Sanal Chalil Viswanath AU - Thoduvayil Karunakaran Hrideek AU - Aviyan Hari Jiji ED - Hugues Kossi Baimey ED - Noureddine Hamamouch ED - Yao Adjiguita Kolombia Y1 - 2019-03-08 PY - 2019 T1 - Seed Characteristics and Germination Behaviour of Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. N2 - Horticultural crops are important for human nutrition. To guarantee successful cultivation for quality and quantity yield, proper identification of pests and diseases, as well as abiotic factors undermining their production, is essential. This ten-chapter textbook describes fungi, bacteria, insects, and nematodes as important issues in horticulture. It documents their epidemiology and management strategies such as genetics and botanical and biological control used for their management. This comprehensive resource is essential for students and researchers of plant genetics, pathology, entomology, and nematology. BT - Horticultural Crops SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84970 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.84970 SN - 978-1-83880-422-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -