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Agriculture is still the livelihood of the Indian economy, and field and horticultural crops are crucial for providing food, nutritional, and economic security. The productivity and quality of these crops are seriously jeopardized by numerous biotic stresses, primarily plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and other pathogens. These plant diseases not only reduce yields but also affect farm revenues, food supply chains, as well as trade opportunities.This book, "Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management", is a sincere effort to present a complete, updated, and useful book for students, researchers, extension staff, and farmers. It deals with important diseases of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, commercial crops, vegetables, fruits, spices, and plantation crops, their symptoms, causal pathogens, epidemiology, and integrated disease management. The material is reader-friendly, complemented by obvious illustrations, diagnostic characteristics, and field-control recommendations at the level of recent developments in plant pathology and sustainable agriculture.