Diseases of tropical fruit crops /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2003.
• Subjects: Tropical fruit > Diseases and pests.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Biological Resources (General); Crop Produce.; Microbiology (General); Aetiology.; Disease distribution.; Disease prevalence.; Epidemiology.; Fruit crops.; Geographical distribution.; Host plants.; Plant disease control.; Plant diseases.; Plant pathology.; Subtropical fruits.; Taxonomy.; Tropical fruits.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 527 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book offers a comprehensive review of diseases of important tropical and some subtropical fruit crops. The history, distribution, importance, aetiology, epidemiology and control of diseases of each host crop are covered, along with brief summaries of the taxonomy, origins and characteristics of each host. Additional information is given on the biology and pathology of the causal agents and on new advances that change or otherwise enhance our understanding of the nature and causes of these diseases. The book will be of significant interest to those working in the areas of plant pathology, tropical agriculture and tropical horticulture.