Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook
It was a compliment to me to be asked to prepare the fourth edition of Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, and the decision to accept the responsi bility for the fourth edition and now the fifth edition was not taken lightly. The task has been a formidable one. I have always had a great respect...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA
Springer US
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | Fifth Edition |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- What is Plant Disease?
- Plant Pathology in the United States
- Principals of Control
- 1. Garden Chemicals and Their Application
- Fungicides
- Bactericides
- Nematicides
- Virocides
- Sources of Pesticides
- Applying the Chemicals
- Mixing the Chemicals
- All-Purpose Sprays and Dusts
- Integrated Pest Management
- 2. Classification of Plant Pathogens
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Nematodes
- 3. Plant Diseases and Their Pathogens
- Anthracnose
- Bacterial Diseases
- Black Knot
- Blackleg
- Black Mildew
- Black-spot
- Blights
- Blotch Diseases
- Broomrapes
- Cankers and Diebacks
- Club Root
- Damping-off
- Dodder
- Downy Mildews
- Fairy Rings
- Fruit Spots
- Galls
- Leaf Blister and Leaf Curl Diseases
- Leaf Scorch
- Leaf Spots
- Lichens
- Mistletoe
- Molds
- Needle Casts
- Nematodes
- Nonparasitic Diseases
- Powdery Mildews
- Rots
- Rusts
- Scab
- Surf
- Slime Molds
- Smuts
- Snow-mold
- Sooty Mold
- Spot Anthracnose
- Virus D