ABSTRACT
As a succulent texture, the development and progress of a disease in the vegetable pathosystem is therefore rapid and more dreaded than the other pathosystems. In addition, the micro-environment developed in a vegetable field promotes disease and then spreads throughout the area. To counter such condition, the management package should be developed with a crop-specific module. Sometimes physical treatments are subjected to the propagating materials to reduce active propagule on or inside the material. Vegetables are infected with soil-borne, air-borne, and seed-borne pathogens. The management of air-borne pathogens is often addressed by the foliar application of chemicals. However, the diseases originated from soil and seed are not supposed to be managed with harmful chemicals. The replacement of chemicals such as fungicides could be different biocontrol agents available on the market. The biocontrol agents also induce better nutrition consumption and thus make the plant resistant to infection. Moreover, the fresh-cut vegetable products could be effectively managed with the application of plant extracts and other biological agents in order to reduce the pesticide load on the surface of a vegetable often consumed within a week of harvesting. Although it is well clear that using resistant varieties is an inexpensive way to manage diseases in the vegetable system. But the resistance breaking is a common problem in crop cultivars. Therefore, this chapter aims at a holistic approach to the management of vegetable diseases.
