Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops

Lecture 13

Introduction:

Onion (Allium cepa L.) and Garlic (Allium sativum L.) are two most important bulbous vegetable crops cultivated in different parts of the country. These crops are susceptible to several diseases which of fungal, bacterial and viral nature, cause substantial production losses. Symptoms, pathogens, disease cycle and epidemiology and management strategies of major diseases are described in this lecture.