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Plant Disease Management in Organic Farming System: Strategies and Challenges

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Organic farming can be stated as an ecologically, economically, and socially dependable way of farming that may provide continuous supply of safe and healthy food and fibres, with the least probable loss of nutrients and energy, and the least negative impacts on the environment. Though the use of chemical inputs in agriculture is inevitable to combat dreaded pests and meet the growing demand for food in a populous nation like India, there are opportunities where organic production can be encouraged to meet the domestic and export demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. Organic agriculture can be seen as a pioneering effort to create sustainable development based on different principles compared to mainstream agriculture. Modification in cultural practices, mechanical destruction of the source of inoculum, clean cultivation, use of organic amendments, developing pesticides of organic origin, encouraging biocontrol agents, use of cover and trap crops and use of heat treatment, cold temperature, solar energy, etc. can be conveniently used to manage disease incidence below the economic injury level under organic farming. This chapter provides an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic agriculture in this global perspective where organic farming servs as an alternative example for the broader implementation of ecological justice in agriculture and society.

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  1. Plant Pathology Division, College of Forestry, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

    Laxmi Rawat & Dinesh Chandra Naithani

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    Laxmi Rawat & Dinesh Chandra Naithani

  3. Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India

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Rawat, L., Bisht, T.S., Naithani, D.C. (2021). Plant Disease Management in Organic Farming System: Strategies and Challenges. In: Singh, K.P., Jahagirdar, S., Sarma, B.K. (eds) Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6275-4_27

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