Pests and Diseases in Spices, Plantation and Tuber Crops

S. Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at the Department of Plant Pathology, Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, India. Dr Parthasarathy has received several fellowships, including the BIRAC Post Master’s Innovation Fellow, Canadian International Development Research Centre-Nano Project JRF, and UGC Non-Special Assistance Programme. His areas of specialization are Biological Control and Molecular Plant Pathology. R. Kalaivanan is Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at the Department of Crop Protection at Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi, India. He is actively involved in extension activities, particularly in providing hands-on training to farmers to address real-world issues encountered in the field. His areas of expertise encompass Biological Control, Plant Bacteriology, and Molecular Plant Pathology. R. Sangavi is Assistant Professor of Entomology at the Department of Crop Protection at Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi, India. She is a recipient of the ICAR SRF fellowship and her areas of specialization include Biological control, Biopesticides, and Acarology. P. Lakshmidevi is Teaching Assistant of Plant Pathology at the Institute of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. She is a recipient of RGNF fellowships, Young Plant Pathologist Award, and Best Book Contributor Award. She has also conducted farm testing trials, front line demonstrations, and on-and off-campus training sessions.