Fruits and nuts play a significant role in human nutrition especially as sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Over the years, the farming of fruit and nut crops has emerged as one of the potential agricultural enterprise in accelerating the growth of economy. It offers not only a wide ample scope for sustaining large number of agroindustries which generate huge employment opportunities. Diseases and disorders of fruit and nut crops are due to a great variety of causes. So the problem of understanding and controlling them is often complicated. Diseases of Fruits and Nuts provides a detailed account of the diseases and disorders affecting fruit and nuts crops including almond, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry and raspberry, cashewnut, cherry, chestnut, citrus, date, gooseberry, grape, hazlenut, lychee, mango, olive, papaya, peach, pecan, strawberry and walnut. This book will be an essential reference work for plant growers, plant pathologists, students and readers concerned with fruit or nut crops and their disorders. About the Author Shagufta, Faculty, P.G. Department of Environmental Sciences, A.N. College, Patna, Magadh University, is M.Sc. in Zoology (Patna University) and Ecology and Environment (IIEE, New Delhi). She is a dedicated teacher and an outstanding researcher. She has been a recipient of Special State Merit Scholarhip throughout her college and university years. The author has completed her Ph.D. research work on 'Seasonal Fluctuation in Blood Glucose and Glycogen and their Hormonal Regulation with reference to Male and Female, Immature, Mature and Senile, Common Indian Fowl, Gallus gallus'. She has 10 research papers to her credit, published in various reputed journal and books. She has attended and presented papers in more than thirty International and National Conferences and Seminars on environment. She is the member of environment wing, Conferences and Seminars on environment. She is the member of environment wing, Confederation of Indian Graduates (CIG). Besides, she is actively engaged in environmental awareness and enrichment campaign and various activities to work for the causes of environmental degradation and conserve environment, both inside and outside the college campus. She is totally devoted to promote education and is currently engaged in textbook writing as a mission. She has delivered guest lectures in Oxford, Oxford College, Winchester, U.K on various issues of Environment. She has attended International Conference on waste management in Winchester U.K in October 2009.