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A Color Handbook
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By
Steven Koike, Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension - Monterey County, USA
Peter Gladders
Albert Paulus
Description
This book focuses primarily on diseases that are caused by pathogens. Chapters dealing with the general principles of the causes, diagnosis
and control of vegetable crop diseases are followed by crop-based chapters. Each disease entry includes a brief introduction to the
disease, detailed description of disease symptoms, information on the pathogen and disease development, and suggestions on how to manage
the problem. Top quality color photos illustrate the book throughout.
This book will be useful to a range of professionals including
research and extension plant pathologists; diagnosticians and plant lab personnel; teachers of agriculture and related subjects; university
students in agriculture and related fields; commercial farmers, vegetable producers, and farm managers; agriculturalists in the fields
of seed production, vegetable breeding, agrichemicals, pest control, marketing, and other subjects; government and regulatory persons
dealing with agriculture; serious gardeners and hobbyists.
Audience
Professionals and students in Crop Protection,
Plant Pathology, Agriculture, Horticulture, as well as growers and farmers
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Vegetable Crops, Chapter 2: Causes of Plant Diseases, Chapter 3: Diagnosing Diseases of Vegetables and Other
Crops, Chapter 4: Controlling Vegetable Crop Diseases, Chapter 5: Diseases of Vegetable Crops, Alliums (onion, garlic, leek, chives),
Apiaceae (carrot, celery, parsnip, parsley), Asparagus, Beet, Crucifers (broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, radish, swede),
Cucurbits (cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash), Legumes (faba bean, pea, bean), Lettuce, Pepper, Spinach, Tomato, Specialty and Herb Crops
(artichoke, arugula, basil, broccoli raab, catnip, chervil, cilantro, corn salad, dill, endive, fennel, horse-radish, Jerusalem artichoke,
lemongrass, marjoram, mint, mustards, oregano, radicchio, rhubarb, sage, salsify, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomatillo, watercress), Glossary,
Index
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Hardbound, 320 pages, publication date: DEC-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-373675-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-373675-7
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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