The diagnoses of plant disease;the microscope;the autoclave;the preparation of media for fungal and bacterial growth ;detection of fungal pathogens in infected plant tissues;detection of bacterial pathogens in infected tissues;koch's postulates;inoculation techniques;the diagnosis of a nematode problem;viruses and plant virus diseases;mycoplasma asagent of plant disease.

The book provides thorough information about bacteria and bacterial plant diseases. It covers, history, structure, classification, special DNA characteristics and special activities of bacteria. Major important plant pathogenic bacteria and their plant diseases are also discussed. The book illustrates the information explicit through 59 figures, one major classification table and two small tables. At the end of the book several references are given for further study. Contents: Introduction, The Structure of Bacteria, Classification of Bacteria, Special DNA Characteristics of Bacteria, Special Activities of Bacteria, Bacterial Diseases in Plants.

Food and agriculture is an important component in the development and survival of civilizations. Around half of the world's population and their economies are influenced by agricultural farm production. Plant diseases take as much as a 30 percent toll of the crop harvest if not managed properly and efficiently. Bacterial diseases of crop plants are important in plant disease scenarios worldwide and are observed on all kinds of cultivated and commercial value plants including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, cash crops, plantation crops, spices, ornamentals and flowering plant, forage crop, forest trees, and lawn grasses. Bacterial diseases are widespread and are difficult to identify and to control. Few pesticides are available for use in control, and many plant pathologists are not well trained in the management of bacterial diseases. Bacterial Diseases of Crop Plants offers concise information on bacterial diseases of crops, proving a valuable asset to students, scientists in industry and academia, farmers, extension workers, and those who deal with crops that are vulnerable to bacterial diseases. The book contains 13 chapters featuring bacterial diseases of individual crops and is illustrated with full color photographs throughout providing amazing characterization of the diseases. It also includes information on bacterial diseases that appear on different crops across the continents, thereby making the content of interest to plant pathologists around the world. Bacterial diseases are of great economic concern, and their importance in overall losses caused by various other pathogens, such as fungi and viruses, is often undermined in developing countries.