The most challenging research areas of 21st century are maintaining the good environment, providing quality food and getting rescued from the environmental hazards increasing due to fast establishment of industries which in turn are also required to meet the demand of gradually expanding population throughout the world. This volume, 'Plant Disease Management for Food Security' embodies forty two research papers of scientists contributed throughout the country. The information on distribution, biology, epidemiology, and control of each pathogens and disease has been updated. The details of key potential diseases and their integrated diseases management (IDM) along with photographs will help the reader to identify diseases, the damage caused by them, and their natural enemies. IDM is also environment-friendly and safer for farmers and farm workers. The book is intended to serve as a text for advanced undergraduate and post graduate students of plant pathology and related discipline and as a reference source for teacher, researchers, students, technologists, extension workers, disease scouts, agribusiness personnel, and others interested in integrated diseases management.

Social networking sites are a vital part of the Web 2.0 technology. The main concept of the book is to address the various viewpoints and opinions on the use of the Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in India, particularly in the academic environment. A comprehensive review of research on various facets of the social networking sites has been presented. The book also discuss the various aspects related to SNSs such as, tools and technologies of SNSs, objectives and functions of SNSs, types of SNSs, chronology and tabular representation of the growth and development of social networking sites. Finally, a comprehensive glossary of the terms used in the domain of social networking sites has been provided along with a few useful appendices, such as, questionnaire and bibliography which is also provided with useful insights on social networking sites. It is the hope of the authors that information scientists, librarians, students and researchers in this domain using this piece of work will find that their physical and intellectual efforts have been bringing a new knowledge landscape in this area and will find this monograph informative and useful.

Agriculture is a vital component of the Indian economy and is necessary to all our daily needs. It is still, in spite of the remarkable progress made in industrial and information economies, the backbone of country. Directly and indirectly more than seventy percent of the Indian population depends on this sector. Therefore, agriculture is the soul of economy of rural India. The book addresses the various viewpoints on Indian agriculture and its role in the economic development and offers a historical sketch of growth and development of agricultural education and research in India, a comprehensive review of the national and international research on various segments of agricultural information use and strategies. It offers a full account of strategic usage of agricultural information by the Indian agricultural scientists. Special emphasis is given on the role of libraries and information centers in agricultural education and research. And finally gives a few useful appendices such as selected databases, indexing and abstracting services in agricultural sciences and technology, list of internationally reputed agricultural journals.