Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics Volume 1: Introduction of Plant Viruses and Sub-Viral Agents, Classification, Assessment of Loss, Transmission and Diagnosis /

Plant virus and sub-viral agents cause considerable losses in crop production as they are so widely spread.� They are transmitted by means of vegetative propagation of seedlings and also through insect vectors.� They infect field crops, vegetables, cereals, oil seeds, fruit crops and ornamentals.� T...

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Main Author: Sastry, K. Subramanya. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6524-5
Table of Contents:
  • CHAPTER I
  • Introduction to plant virus and viroid diseases in tropics
  • CHAPTER II
  • Viruses and sub-viral agents
  • CHAPTER III
  • Impact of Virus and Viroid diseases on crop yields
  • CHAPTER IV
  • Transmission of Plant Viruses and Viroids
  • CHAPTER V
  • Diagnosis and Detection of Virus and Viroid diseases.