Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook

Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook
Title Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook PDF eBook
Author R. K. Horst
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 1242
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Science
ISBN 1468476823

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It was a compliment to me to be asked to prepare the fourth edition of Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, and the decision to accept the responsi bility for the fourth edition and now the fifth edition was not taken lightly. The task has been a formidable one. I have always had a great respect professionally for Dr. Cynthia Westcott. That respect has grown considerably with the completion of the two editions. I now fully realize the tremendous amount of effort expended by Dr. Westcott in developing the Handbook. A book such as this is never finished, since one is never sure that everything has been included that should be. I would quote and endorse the words of Dr. Westcott in her preface to the first edition: "It is easy enough to start a book on plant disease. It is impossible to finish it. " This revision of the Handbook retains the same general format contained in the previous editions. The chemicals and pesticides regulations have been updated; a few taxonomic changes have been made in the bacteria, fungi, and mistletoes; the changing picture in diseases caused by viruses and/or viruslike agents has been described. A few new host plants have been added, and many recently reported diseases as well as previously known diseases listed now on new hosts have been included. In addition, photographs have been replaced where possible, and the color photograph section has been retained.

Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management

Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management
Title Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management PDF eBook
Author Balaji Aglave
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 608
Release 2018-09-03
Genre Science
ISBN 0429998295

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Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management presents the fundamentals of plant diseases identification based on symptomology and management focusing mainly on integrated pest management approach. It discusses a variety of techniques for the diagnosis of crop disease, losses due to crop diseases, and theories behind disease management. It describes how society is constraining the possibilities for management of crop diseases by changing the environment; biologically controlling crop diseases; and the epidemiologic and genetic concepts of managing host genes. This book discusses managing diseases through diverse chemical, biological, and physical methods. It highlights climatic factors affecting crops by creating favorable condition for most of the diseases. This book serves as a complete guide for growers, researchers, and graduate students to understand basics of plant disease identification. It explains the disease cycle for respective crops with favorable conditions promoting disease development. It intends to aid growers in managing diseases and help scientists with future research.

The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases

The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases
Title The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases PDF eBook
Author Rubert Burley Streets
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1969
Genre Plant diseases
ISBN

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Handbook of Plant Virus Diseases

Handbook of Plant Virus Diseases
Title Handbook of Plant Virus Diseases PDF eBook
Author Dragoljub D. Sutic
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 582
Release 1999-06-15
Genre Science
ISBN 9780849323027

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Handbook of Plant Virus Diseases presents basic information about viral-caused and viral-like diseases in many cultivated crops. The editors, internationally known plant pathologists, provide authoritative descriptive symptomatic signatures of virus diseases, to aid in the diagnosis and possible control of viruses. This handbook organizes cultivated plants into groups according to their final destinations and uses after harvest-a useful grouping system that indicates that some diseases, their resultant epidemiology, and control measures are characteristic within different groups.

Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases

Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases
Title Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases PDF eBook
Author Ulrich Gisi
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 370
Release 2009-09-18
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1402088043

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Plant disease management remains an important component of plant pathology and is more complex today than ever before including new innovation in diagnostic kits, the discovery of new modes of action of chemicals with low environmental impact, biological control agents with reliable and persistent activity, as well as the development of new plant varieties with durable disease resistance. This book is a collection of invited lectures given at the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2008), held in Torino, August 24-29, 2008 and is part of a series of volumes on Plant Pathology in the 21st Century. It focuses on new developments of disease management and provides an updated overview of the state of the art given by world experts in the different fields of disease management. The different chapters deal with basic aspects of disease management, mechanisms of action of biological control agents, innovation in fungicide application, exploitation of natural compounds and resistance strategies. Moreover, the management of soil-borne diseases and disease management in organic farming are covered.

The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics

The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics
Title The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics PDF eBook
Author Laurence V. Madden
Publisher
Pages 448
Release 2007
Genre Science
ISBN

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Plant disease epidemics, caused by established and invasive pathogen species, continue to impact a world increasingly concerned with the quantity and quality of its primary food supply. The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics is a comprehensive manual that introduces readers to the essential principles and concepts of plant disease epidemiology.

Introduction to Plant Diseases

Introduction to Plant Diseases
Title Introduction to Plant Diseases PDF eBook
Author George B. Lucas
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 374
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1461572940

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Every year we see a remarkable increase in scientific knowledge. We are learning more each day about the world around us, about the numerous biological organisms of the biosphere, about the physical and chemical processes that shaped and continue to change our planet. The cataloging, retrieval, dissemination, and use of this new information along with the continued development of new computer technology provide some of the most challenging problems in science as we enter the Information Age. With the explosion of knowledge in science, it is especially important that students in introductory courses learn not only the basic material of a subject, but also about the newest developments in that subject. With this goal in mind, we have prepared a second edition of Introduction to Plant Diseases: Identification and Management. We prepared this edition with the same general purpose that we had for the first edition - to provide practical, up-to-date information that helps in the successful management of diseases on food, fiber, and landscape plants for students who do not have a strong background in the biological sciences. We included new information on (1) the precise identification of diseases and the pathogens that cause them, (2) the development of epidemics of plant diseases, (3) the application of biotechnology in plant pathology, (4) the use of alternative methods of crop production and disease management that help protect the environment, and (5) diseases that have become more important since the first edition was published.