Concise Encyclopedia of Plant PathologyAn easy-to-use single reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology! This comprehensive volume covers the entire field of plant pathology. It does not merely define the numerous subjects covered (297 topics carefully arranged in 38 sections!) but describes them in detail. Each section of this book serves as a comprehensive overview of a given area, providing breadth of coverage for students and depth of coverage for research professionals. In addition to providing a dictionary of plant pathological terms and a complete list of crop diseases, accepted names, synonyms, and anamorphic/telemorphic names of pathogens, the Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology is an essential reference for:
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Contents
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Fungi Including Chromista and Protozoa | 29 |
Parasitic Flagellate Protozoa | 71 |
Parasitic Green Algae | 73 |
Parasitic Nematodes | 83 |
Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas | 99 |
Viroids | 107 |
CROP DISEASES | 111 |
Biological ControlMycorrhiza | 271 |
Breeding for Disease Resistance | 277 |
Breeding for Disease ResistanceIn Vitro | 325 |
Chemical ControlBacterial Diseases | 333 |
Chemical ControlFungicide Application | 403 |
Chemical ControlVirus Diseases | 413 |
Exclusion and Eradication | 431 |
Plant Activators | 445 |
Common Disease Symptoms | 157 |
Crop Disease Assessment | 165 |
Crop Disease Diagnosis | 173 |
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Assessment of Disease Progress | 205 |
Factors Involved in Disease Increase | 211 |
Forecasting Models | 225 |
Biological ControlMicrobial Pesticides | 239 |
Plant Extracts | 461 |
Diseases of Major Cultivated Crops | 467 |
Cell Wall Reinforcement | 511 |
Phenolics | 537 |
Physiology of Pathogenesis | 551 |
Glossary | 569 |
Index | 587 |
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