Vegetable diseases: a colour handbook
"This book focuses primarily on diseases of field and greenhouse-grown vegetable crops that are caused by pathogens. Chapters dealing with the general principles of the causes, diagnosis and control of vegetable crop diseases are followed by crop-based chapters. Each entry includes a brief introduction to the disease, detailed description of symptoms, information on the pathogen and disease development, and suggestions on how to manage the problem. Top quality colour photos illustrate the book …
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- Full title :Vegetable diseases : a colour handbook / Steven T. Koike, Peter Gladders, Albert O. Paulus.
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"This book focuses primarily on diseases of field and greenhouse-grown vegetable crops that are caused by pathogens. Chapters dealing with the general principles of the causes, diagnosis and control of vegetable crop diseases are followed by crop-based chapters. Each entry includes a brief introduction to the disease, detailed description of symptoms, information on the pathogen and disease development, and suggestions on how to manage the problem. Top quality colour photos illustrate the book throughout." "The book contains technical information of interest to researchers, scientists, technicians and educators in plant pathology and agriculture, as well as practical, field-oriented information of use to farmers, field personnel and the agricultural industry."--Jacket
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- Publication Date:©2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Manson Pub
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:448 pages : : color illustrations ; : 27 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781840760750, 1840760753
- oclc:ocn156338213
- LC Classification:SB608.V4
- Dewey Decimal:635.049
Table of Contents
pt. 1. Introduction to vegetable crops and diseases -- Vegetable production -- Causes of disease -- Diagnosing disease -- Controlling disease -- pt. 2. Diseases of vegetable crops -- Alliaceae (onion family) -- Apiaceae (parsley family), Apium graveolens (celery) -- Daucus carota (carrot) -- Pastinaca sativa (parsnip) -- Petroselinum crispum (parsley) -- Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) -- Beta vulgaris (beet) -- Brassicaceae (mustard family) -- Capsicum (pepper) -- Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) -- Fabaceae (pea family), phaseolus species (beans) -- Pisum sativum (pea) -- Vicia faba (broad bean) -- Lactuca sativa (lettuce) -- Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) -- Spinacia oleracea (spinach) -- Specialty and herb crops.
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