M. Karthikeyan

This book narrates the involvement of molecular events during plant pathogen interaction. It is simple and serve as good reading material for young researchers. This book is highly useful for post graduate students in the field of molecular biology and it covers how the pathogen interact with plants and events takes place during phyto-pathogen interaction with simple manner. This book is prepared well manner and hope it might be useful to all the readers

The book on Cooperative Entrepreneurship is unique, which dovetails the concept, and applications of entrepreneurship in cooperatives. This book has three parts: Part I deals with all about the concept of entrepreneurship; Part II dovetails entrepreneurship in cooperatives, which covers practice of entrepreneurship concepts in cooperatives; and Part III is devoted for cases in cooperative entrepreneurship.

The book on Management (Thoughts & Functions) deals with basic concept, thoughts on management, managerial functions such as planning, organising, staffing, directing, and controlling.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part of this course deals with the organizational characteristics of cooperatives. Steps to organize new cooperatives have been explained in detail. The second part deals with the promotional roles provided by various agencies like federal and regional bureaus, government and non-governmental agencies and international agencies. Part third explains the scope for organizing cooperatives. Mobilization of funds within the cooperative structure and funds outside the cooperative structure are dealt in detail. Need for organizing federations, scope for organizing various types of cooperatives, and creation of forward and backward linkages and is also included in this part.

The book has ten chapters. First chapter deals with Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter two is devoted for Methods of Purchasing, third chapter is on Supplier Selection, fourth chapter deals with Quality Considerations and Value Analysis, Purchasing Systems is discussed under chapter five, chapter six is on Materials handling and Maintenance, chapter seven is devoted for Inventory Management, chapter eight is for Inventory types and classifications, Order Quantity is discussed in chapter nine, tenth chapter is devoted for Transportation; and the last chapter deals with materials management in cooperatives.