Introduction to Plant Diseases Identification and Management /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
1992.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 1992. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7294-7 |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Agriculture, Plant Diseases, and Human Affairs
- The Study of Plant Diseases
- Plant Disease Losses
- Effects of Modern Agriculture on Plant Diseases
- What Is a Plant Disease?
- Recognizing Plant Diseases
- Management of Plant Pests
- 2 Causes of Plant Diseases
- Infectious Plant Diseases
- Disease Complexes
- Noninfectious Plant Diseases
- Names of Pathogens and Diseases
- 3 History of Plant Pathology
- In Ancient Times
- From 1600 to 1800
- The Golden Age of Biology, 1840 to 1900
- The Twentieth Century
- 4 Development of Plant Diseases
- The Occurrence of Plant Disease
- The Disease Cycle
- Environmental Effects on Disease Development
- Epidemiology of Plant Diseases
- 5 Integrated Pest Management
- Evolution of Pest Management Practices
- Low Input Sustainable Agriculture (LISA)
- The IPM Concept
- Economic Thresholds
- Sources of Information
- 6 Management of Plant Diseases
- Avoidance of the Pathogen by Exclusion and Evasion
- Eradication of Pathogens
- Reduction of Inoculum
- Adjustment of the Environment
- Biological Control
- Disease-Resistant Cultivars
- Certified Seed and Seed Storage
- Summary
- 7 Chemical Management of Plant Diseases
- How Pesticides Work
- Names of Pest Management Chemicals
- Pesticide Safety
- Pesticide Formulations
- Soil Treatment
- Seed Treatment
- Postharvest Treatment
- Treatment of Growing Plants
- Pesticide Sprayers and Dusters
- Spray Equipment Parts
- Pesticide Application Guidelines
- Cleaning and Storing Equipment
- Calibration of Equipment
- Forecasting Plant Diseases as an Aid to Pesticide Scheduling
- Protecting the Environment
- Summary
- 8 Biotechnology
- Vegetative Propagation
- Regeneration of Plants from Cells
- Transplanting DNA from One Cell to Another
- Citizen Concerns and the Need for Biotechnology
- 9 Nematodes
- General Nature and Importance
- Size, Distribution, and Anatomy
- Feeding Behavior and Plant Injury
- Life History, Reproduction, and Dispersal
- Enemies of Nematodes
- Environmental Effects on Nematode Survival
- Nematodes and Other Diseases
- Management
- 10 Diseases Caused by Nematodes
- Root-Knot Nematodes
- Cyst Nematodes
- Lesion Nematodes
- Stem and Bulb Nematodes
- Stubby-Root Nematodes
- 11 Fungi
- General Nature and Importance
- Growth, Reproduction, and Classification
- Distribution and Dispersal
- 12 Diseases Caused by Soilborne Fungi
- Phytophthora Root Rots
- Damping-off
- Rhizoctonia Rots
- Fusarium Root Rots, Yellows, and Wilts
- Verticillium Wilts
- Southern Blight
- Crown and Stem Rots and Watery Soft Rots
- Cylindrocladium Black Rot
- 13 Diseases Caused by Airborne Fungi
- Rusts
- Smuts
- Downy Mildews
- Powdery Mildews
- Ergot
- Blast of Rice
- Gray Mold or Botrytis Blight
- Cercospora Leaf Spots
- Helminthosporium Leaf Spots
- Alternaria Leaf Spots
- Anthracnose
- Apple Scab
- Rhizopus Soft Rot
- 14 Fungal Diseases of Shade and Forest Trees and Decay in Wood
- Chestnut Blight
- Dutch Elm Disease
- Oak Wilt
- Annosus Root and Butt Rot
- Fusiform Rust
- Dogweed Anthracnose
- Little Leaf of Pine
- Wood Decay in Buildings
- 15 Bacteria
- Size and Structure
- Identifying Bacteria
- Growth and Reproduction
- Distribution and Dispersal
- Managing Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria
- 16 Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Mycoplasmas
- Bacterial Wilt
- Fire Blight of Apple and Pear
- Soft Rots
- Bacterial Wilt of Cucumbers
- Bacterial Canker of Tomato
- Bacterial Spot of Peach and Plum
- Crown Gall
- Mycoplasma Diseases
- 17 Viruses
- Discovering Plant Viruses
- Naming of Viruses
- Symptoms of Virus Diseases
- Properties and Morphology
- Identification and Detection
- Transmission
- Management
- 18 Diseases Caused by Viruses
- Tobacco Mosaic
- Vein Banding or Streak
- Tobacco Vein Mottle
- Tobacco Etch
- Tomato Spotted Wilt
- Cucumber Mosaic
- Barley Yellow Dwarf
- Soilborne Wheat Mosaic
- Maize Dwarf Mosaic and Maize Chlorotic Dwarf
- Viroid Diseases
- 19 Diseases Caused by Parasitic Plants
- Broomrapes
- Witchweed
- Mistletoes
- Dodder
- 20 Abiotic Agents
- Deficiencies and Toxicities
- Weather Extremes
- Abnormal Water Conditions
- Phytotoxic Chemicals
- Air Pollution
- Suggested Readings.