The book offers a comprehensive overview of the management of pests and diseases of horticulture crops, as well as associated soil and beneficial fauna, and the estimation techniques for pesticide residues. The text is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the practices involved in the pest management of horticulture crops, including the pest status of insects, mites, rodents, and diseases in fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, spices, and mushrooms, and their management through biological, cultural, and mechanical controls. The second part covers the harmful and beneficial soil fauna associated with horticulture crops, as well as the effects of pesticides on predators, parasites, and pollinators. The third part provides information on the recent scientific developments related to the residue status of various crops. The final part includes the residue estimation techniques for various pesticides.

Part I: Pest Management of Horticultural Crops: 1. Acarine Pests and their Management in Vegetable Crops by Manmeet Brar Bhullar and Sunita Yadav 2. Insect-Pests and their Management in Vegetable Crops by P.C. Sharma and R.S. Chandel 3. Mites of Fruit Crops, Mushroom and their Management by Divender Gupta and P.R. Gupta 4. Insect-Pests of Fruit Trees and their Management by Tarun Verma and Ram Singh 5. Rodent Damage and Management in Horticultural Crops by V.P. Sabhlok Part II: Effects of Pesticides on beneficial Faune (Predators, Parasites, Pollinators Soil Fauna) 6. Effect of Pesticides on Soil Microbes and their Activities by K. Kukreja, S. Suneja, R. Gera and R.C. Anand 7. Compatibility between Microbial Pesticides with Synthetic Pesticides by Monika Geroh, H.D. Kaushik, P. Bhatnagar and Asha 8. Effect of Pesticides on Parasites and Predators in Horticultural Crops by Sunita Yadav, P. Bhatnagar and Manmeet Brar Bhullar 9. Bioremediation of Chlorpyrifos Contaminated Soil-Potential and Prospects by Neeru Kadian, Santosh Satya, Anushree Malik and Prem Dureja Part III: Residue Status in Horticulture Crops: 10. Fungal Diseases and Fungicides in Horticultural Crops by Rajendra Singh 11. Pesticide Residues in Fruits of India by J.K. Dubey and S.K. Patyal 12. Pesticide Residues in Spices by Reena Chauhan, Shashi Madan and Beena Kumari 13. Pesticide Residues in Vegetables by Reena Chauhan, Anil Duhan and Beena Kumari Part IV: Residue Estimation Techniques: 14. Preparation of Standard Solutions by Vinod Kumar 15. Gas Liquid Chromatography : An Analytical tool for Pesticide Residue Estimation of Horticultural Crops by Beena Kumari 16. Applications of Computer Based HPLC in Horticulture Crops by Ramesh Kumeri Mehta, Ashok Yadav and Vinod Kumar Madan 17. Effect of House Hold Processing on Pesticide Residues in Vegetables by Indu Chopra and Beena Kumari.