Plant pathologist's pocketbook /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Edition: 3rd edition.
• Subjects: Plant diseases > Bibliography.; Plant diseases > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Information and Documentation.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Host Resistance and Immunity.; Biotechnology (General), (Revised June 2002); Biochemical techniques.; Databases.; Disease resistance.; Epidemiology.; Forecasting.; Information technology.; Plant disease control.; Plant pathology.; Electronic books.
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This book contains 5 sections covering the main activity groups in plant pathology. Topics discussed include epidemiology and disease forecasting, disease management, disease resistance, biochemical and molecular techniques, and electronic databases and information technology.

Table of Contents:

• Landmarks in Plant Pathology
• Some Major Plant Diseases / J.M. Lenné
• Surveys and Sampling / M. Holderness
• Disease and Yield Loss Assessment / P.S. Teng and W.C. James
• Postharvest Diseases / Revised by J.M. Waller
• General Bibliography of Plant Pathology / Compiled by J.M. Waller
• Bibliography of Crop and Plant Diseases / Compiled by J.M. Waller
• Collection and Dispatch of Plant Material / J.M. Waller and B.J. Ritchie
• Fungi as Plant Pathogens / J.M. Waller and P.F. Cannon
• Bacteria and Plant Disease / G. Saddler
• Virus Diseases / Revised by J.M. Waller
• Phytoplasma Plant Pathogens / P. Jones
• Plant Parasitic Nematodes / J. Bridge and T.D. Williams
• Insect and Other Arthropod Pests / G.W. Watson
• Weeds / P.J. Terry and C. Parker
• Parasitic Higher Plants / C. Parker
• Non-infectious Disorders / J.M. Lenné
• Air Pollution Effects and Injury / A.R. Wellburn
• Effects of Climate Change / S. Chakraborty
• Detection and Isolation of Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens / J.M. Waller
• Microscopy / J.M. Waller
• Immunological Techniques / F.M. Dewey
• Biochemical and Molecular Techniques / P. Bridge
• Inoculation / J.M. Waller
• Epidemic Modelling and Disease Forecasting / M.W. Shaw
• Design of Experiments / J. Riley
• Plant Health and Quarantine / J.M. Waller
• Regional and Country Lists of Plant Diseases / Revised by J.M. Waller
• Seed Health / Revised by J.M. Waller
• Cultural Control / A.J. Termorshuizen
• Disease Resistance / J.M. Waller and J.M. Lenné
• Fungicides / D. Hollomon
• The Application of Chemicals for Plant Disease Control / G.A. Matthews
• Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens / S.S. Navi and R. Bandyopadhyay
• Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Weeds / H.C. Evans
• Safety in the Laboratory / B.J. Ritchie
• Culturing, Preservation and Maintenance of Fungi / D. Smith
• Mycological Media and Methods / B.J. Ritchie
• Photography / E. Boa
• Standards and Measurements / Compiled by J.M. Waller
• Publication / J.M. Waller
• Electronic Databases and Information Technology in Plant Pathology / H.L. Crowson and L.A. McGillivray
• Glossary of Plant Pathological Terms / Compiled by J.M. Lenné
• Useful Addresses.