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Plant Pathology (Fifth Edition)
George N Agrios
Academic Press
January 2005
Hardback 952pages ISBN 0120445654
£55.00
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The fifth edition of this well known book provides the latest information on molecular techniques and biological
control in plant diseases
- Comprehensive in coverage
- Numerous excellent diagrams and photographs
- A large variety of disease examples for instructors to choose for their course
The fourth edition of this classic and comprehensive text provided
extensive coverage of fungal, viral, bacterial, nematode and other plant
diseases and epidemiology. It also covered aspects of plant genetics and disease
resistance as well as modern management of plants. It was thoroughly updated in a new
larger format and including a new section of colour plates, this book continues
to be both a simplified textbook and a complete resource for those needing
well-organised, essential information concerning the pathology of plants.
The fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and
prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial,nematode and
other plant diseases and their associated epidemiology. It also covers the genetics of resistance and
modern management on plant disease.
Plant Pathology, 5th Edition, is now the most comprehensive resource and textbook that professionals,
faculty and students can consult for well-organized, essential information. This thoroughly revised edition is 45%
larger, covering new discoveries and developments in plant pathology and enhanced by hundreds of new
color photographs and illustrations.
Readership: Students in senior undergraduate and postgraduate level plant pathology courses, in departments
of plant science, crop science, botany, forestry and related agricultural sciences.
Contents
- 1. GENERAL ASPECTS
- 2. PARASITISM AND DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
- 3. EFFECTS OF PATHOGENS ON PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
- 4. GENETICS OF PLANT DISEASE
- 5. HOW PATHOGENS ATTACK PLANTS
- 6. HOW PLANTS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PATHOGENS
- 7. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT DISEASE
- 8. PLANT DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
- 9. CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES
- 10. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CAUSE PLANT DISEASES
- 11. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI
- 12. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY PROKARYOTES: BACTERIA AND MOLLICUTES
- 13. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY PARASITIC HIGHER PLANTS,
INVASIVE HIGHER PLANTS, AND PARASITIC GREEN PLANTS.
- 14. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES
- 15. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY NEMATODES
- 16. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY FLAGELLATE
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