"Nursery owners, landscapers, and homeowners can use this reference to learn how to scout for fungus and bacteria and manage diseases once they are identified. This pocket guide contains 100 color photographs and shows stages of diseases that afflict 17 popular trees and shrubs. Learn the stages of diseases that afflict 17 popular trees and shrubs, and how to manage them."--PennState Extension website.

Extension agents from around the country offer practical, informative articles addressing the diseases of crops grown in nurseries. Some introductory pieces address abiotic and biotic causes of disease and eleven general diseases such as Botrytis blight and Verticillium wilt. The diseases to which 64 shade trees, shrubs, ground covers, and subtropical ornamentals are susceptible are then discussed in detail, along with methods for the diseases' control. The remaining 17 articles address aspects of disease management, from an introduction to the management of infectious plant diseases in the nursery to tissue culture of woody plants and regulatory control issues. c. Book News Inc.