The epidemiology of plant diseases

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The epidemiology of plant diseases

edited by D. Gareth Jones

Kluwer Academic, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An international team of contributors have been brought together for this volume to provide a comprehensive review of plant disease epidemiology. Topics covered include disease mechanisms, pathogen population dynamics, epidemiological modelling, diagnosis, control and resistance. The book should be of value to all those working in the areas of crop protection, plant pathology and agricultural science.

Table of Contents

  • An introduction to plant disease epidemiology
  • disease diagnosis
  • disease assessment and yield loss
  • monitoring pathogen populations
  • infection mechanisms
  • disease resistance
  • dispersal of plant pathogens
  • pathogen population dynamics
  • modelling and data analysis
  • disease forecasting
  • diversification strategies
  • epidemiology in sustainable systems
  • information technology in epidemiology
  • case studies
  • seed-borne pathogen diseases
  • soil-borne pathogen diseases
  • wind-dispersed pathogen diseases
  • splash-dispersed pathogen diseases
  • potato blight
  • apple scab
  • onion diseases
  • virus diseases
  • bacterial diseases.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA38764497
  • ISBN
    • 0412783304
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht ; London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 460 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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