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Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.) an Oilseed Crop under Biotic Stress

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Niger is one of the wild-growing, eco-friendly and less labour needed crops. It is one of the best sources for animal and human consumption. This crop is diversified from Ethiopia but is now gaining attention to increasing production in other countries. Nonetheless, Niger is not produced globally till now due to lack of knowledge about its beneficial characters other than the oilseeds crop. Niger is a newly emerging crop with many advantageous characters that need more study and understanding. Crop improvement with breeding programmes for biotic and abiotic resistance to better adaptation needs more emphasis on its study. Productivity and yield compromising due to stresses are concerned areas of study with more focus on biotic conditions. Insect pests, pathogens and weeds harshly decrease the productivity and growth of the Niger crop. Niger is a good crop that needs less consumption with more giving products used in various fields. But it is not that familiar when compared to other oilseed crops. Here we concern a brief introduction to biotic conditions and their preventive measures for great productivity. We also describe methods of controlling biotic stresses through chemical, plant breeding, biotechnology, mechanical and cropping methods.

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  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, MP, India

    Vinod Kumar Goyal & Rajani Bisen

  2. School of Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya University, Takshashila Campus, Indore, MP, India

    Nisha Agrawal, Meeta Jain & Rachana Tripathi

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  2. College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China

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Goyal, V.K., Agrawal, N., Jain, M., Bisen, R., Tripathi, R. (2022). Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.) an Oilseed Crop under Biotic Stress. In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Ahammed, G.J., Nahar, K. (eds) Managing Plant Production Under Changing Environment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5059-8_6

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