Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops (2+1)

Lecture 7

Introduction:

Cruciferous vegetables are important Kharif vegetable crops, which are grown both for table and seed purposes. This vegetable group constitutes crops like cauliflower, cabbage, radish, turnip and knol-khol. These crops are grown throughout the country and are attacked by number of diseases which not only reduce the quantity but also quality of the produce. The diseases, which are of common occurrence, are described in detail in this lecture.