Environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control
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Environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control
（Agriculture and environment series）
CRC Lewis, 1997
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The use of chemicals in agriculture and home gardens has become an area of concern due to improper use and negative environmental effects. Environmentally Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control addresses alternative approaches for managing crop diseases. It gives a balanced overview of state-of-the-art environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control and discusses the latest trends.
Table of Contents
Environmental Aspects
The Influence of Environment on the Development and Control of Disease, H.A. McCartney
Ecological Approaches to Disease Control, M.A. Boudreau and C.C. Mundt
Chemical Control
Use of Chemical Measures, R.A. Hamlen, B. Labit, J.A. Bruhn, M.J. Holliday, C.M. Smith, and C.A. Shillingford
Biological Control
Bacteria for Biological Control of Plant Diseases, P.A. Backman, M. Wilson, and J.F. Murphy
Fungal Control Agents, R.S. Mehrotra, K.R. Aneja, and A. Aggarwal
Viral Control Agents, C.M. Rush and J.L. Sherwood
Physiological Aspects
Constitutive Barriers and Plant Disease Control, D. Prusky
Induced Resistance to Disease, R. Hammerschmidt and E.K. Dann
Plant Breeding, M. Carson
Cultural Practices
Sanitation, Eradication, Exclusion, and Quarantine, A.B. Gould and B. I. Hillman
Agronomic Measures, C.M. Rush, G. Piccinni, and R.M. Harveson
Physical Methods of Soil Sterilization for Disease Management, Including Soil Solarization, R.J. McGovern and R. McSorley
Biotechnology
Tissue Culture, J.M. Van Eck and F.D. Smith
Genetic Engineering, M. Fuchs and D. Gonsalves
Index
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