Global Perspectives on the Health of Seeds and Plant Propagation Material

This volume continues the series of books on  “Plant Pathology in the 21st Century”, and contains the papers given at the 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013) held in Beijing, August 25-30, 2013 concerning seed health. Many pathogens are transmitted throughout infected seeds an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gullino, Maria Lodovica (Editor), Munkvold, Gary (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Plant Pathology in the 21st Century
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  •  I. General aspects
  • 1. Seed Pathology Progress in Academia and Seed Industry
  • 2. Global Standards in Seed Health Testing
  • 3. Seed-borne pests and phytosanitary issues: the role of EPPO
  • 4. Seed-borne fungal pathogens of leafy vegetable crops
  • II. Detection
  • 5. Technical challenges for specific, sensitive detection of seed-borne bacterial pathogens
  • 6. Improved detection and monitoring of seed-borne fungal plant  pathogens in Europe
  • III. Seed treatments
  • 7. Benefits of chemical seed treatments on crop yield and quality
  • 8. Non-chemical Seed Treatment in the Control of Seed-borne Pathogens
  • 9. Chemical and non-chemical seed dressing for leafy vegetable crops