Stresses of Cucurbits: Current Status and Management

Dr. Bholanath Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Palli Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, has over 12 years of teaching, research and extension experience. He has honoured with Fellow of SAS Society and received Outstanding Paper Award from Department of Science & Technology, GoWB.  He is editorial board member of different journals, acted as Chief Editor of the Journal Green Technology, organized numbers of national and international conferences, and published over 55 research articles, 15 book chapters, 3 booklets, many popular articles, 5 practical manuals and 8 books. He is associated with many research projects, and has guided 6 Ph.D. scholars and 10 Master’s students for their dissertation works.  He was conferred with Young Scientist Award, Best Young Scientist Award, Rashtriya Gaurav Award and Mahatma Gandhi Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution in Agriculture. Dr. Chandan Kumar Mondal, eminent Horticulture scientist, gained a vast experience during his 15 years of service at Ramkrishna Ashram Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nimpith. He is associated with several research projects, standardized different new technologies on vegetable, fruit and plantation crops cultivation. He also attached as Guest Faculty at Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta and guided 7 Masters’ students for their dissertation works. He published 27 research papers, developed several extension literatures, 4 books, 5 booklets and 3 book chapters. He was conferred with Best Young Scientist Award (Horticulture). Dr. Palash Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Palli Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, has over 18 years of experience in teaching, research and extension. He was the recipient of Merit Scholarship of ICAR and Senior Research Fellowship of CSIR. He is a member of various scientific societies and associated with editorial board of some peer-reviewed journals. He was associated with an international project sponsored by DFID, London. Presently, a number of research projects are under his supervision. He has published 65 research papers, number of extension articles, 10 book chapters, 2 books and a handful of laboratory manuals. He has guided 9 Ph.D. scholars and 16 Master’s students in the field of agricultural Entomology.

Chapter 1. An Introduction To Cucurbits.- Chapter 2. Insect Pests And Non-Insect Pests Of Cucurbits.- Chapter 3. Mite Pests.- Chapter 4. Cvertbrate Pest.- Chapter 5. Deaseas Of Cucurbits And Their Management.- Chapter 6. Bacterial Diseases Of Cucurbits.- Chapter 7. Diseases Caused By Phytoplasmas.- Chapter 8. Post Harvest Disease.- Chapter 9. Viral Diseases.- Chapter 10. Eangiospermic Parasite.- Chapter 11. Diseases Caused By Nematodes.- Chapter 12. Weed And Its Management In Cucurbitaceous Vegetables.- Chapter 13. Abiotic Stresses: Nutritional And Physiological Disorders.- Chapter 14. Breeding of cucurbits for resistance against biotic stresses.