The informal style used in this book has been well adapted for quick reference by arranging crops and plants by cultural groups (small grains, citrus fruits, etc.). All the information on diseases of any particular crop (sweet potato, lettuce, cottton, sorghum, cantaloupe, etc.) is in one place.

The book presents strategies for the management of crop diseases, and explores means of integrating various strategies to achieve desired levels of suppression. It describes methods of preventing introduction of microbial pathogens, cultural practices that suppress pathogen populations, alternative soil treatments, resistant cultivars, biocontrol a