Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops

Lecture 15

Introduction:

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) are two of the most important spice crops of India. These are severely affected by rhizome and foliar diseases. The symptoms, pathogen, their disease cycle and epidemiology and management practices are described in detail in this lecture.