Essential plant pathology / Gail L. Schumann and Cleora J. D'Arcy.

Provides an explanation of how plant diseases are diagnosed, the 'plant disease triangle', how to determine the cause of a specific disease, what 'biotrophs' and necrotrophs are, disease cycles and how they can be utilized. Specific chapters address plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematode...

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Main Author: Schumann, Gail L. (Gail Lynn), 1951-
Other Authors: D'Arcy, Cleora J.
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, Minn. : APS Press, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:Second edition.
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MSU: Copy lacks DVD-ROM.
Physical Description:xiii, 369 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Format: Software Book
Contents:
  • What is wrong with my plant?
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Fungi
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Bacteria
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Nematodes
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Viruses
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Parasitic flowering plants
  • What are the causes of plant diseases? : Abiotic factors
  • What types of plant diseases are there?
  • How do plants interact with pathogens?
  • How do people influence plant disease epidemics?
  • How can we prevent or manage plant disease epidemics?
  • App. 1. Disease classics
  • App. 2. Example diseases
  • App. 3. Rapid assays for pathogens.