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Principles of plant disease management /

This book is intended to provide a substantive treatment of plant disease management for graduate and undergraduate students in which theoretical and practical elements are combined. Reference is made to specific diseases and control practices to illustrate basic principles or strategies. The sectio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fry, William E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1982.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Principles of Plant Disease Management; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Disease Management; The Need for Disease Management; Disease Management in Perspective; Guide to Plant Disease Managementin Agricultural Systems; Selected References; Chapter 2. Diagnosis; Introduction; Systematic Approach to Diagnosis; Procedures for Diagnosis of Diseases Induced by Biotic Agents; Procedures for Diagnosis of Disorders Induced by Abiotic Influences; Concluding Comments; Selected References
  • Chapter 3. Epidemiology: Dynamics of Interacting Pathogen and Host PopulationsIntroduction; Pathogen Reproduction and Epidemic Development; Models of Epidemic Development; Models and Disease Management Strategies; Concluding Comments; Selected References; Chapter 4. Epidemiology: Influence of the Biotic Environment; Pathogen-Vector Relationships; Aphids; Leafhoppers; Other Arthropods; Nematodes; Fungi; Nonvector-Pathogen Relationships; Concluding Remarks; Selected References; Chapter 5. Effect of the Physical Environment; Introduction; Moisture Effects; Temperature Effects; Chemicals
  • Concluding CommentsSelected References; Chapter 6. Disease Forecasting: Epidemiological Considerations; Epidemiological Bases of Disease Forecasts; Forecasts Based on Initial Inoculum or Initial Disease; Forecasts Based on Secondary Inoculum; Forecasts Based on Both Initial Inoculum and Secondary Cycles; Implementation of Disease Forecasts; Concluding Comments; Selected References; Chapter 7. Exclusion to Reduce the Amount of Initial Inoculum; Quarantines; Use of Pathogen-Free Propagating Material; Cultural Techniques to Suppress Initial Pathogen Populations; Concluding Comments
  • Selected ReferencesChapter 8. Physical and Chemical Techniques to Suppress Initial Disease; Introduction; Physical Techniques to Reduce Initial Inoculum; Physical Techniques to Suppress the Efficacy of Initial Inoculum; Chemical Treatments to Suppress Initial Disease; Concluding Comments; Selected References; Chapter 9. Biocontrol; Introduction; Natural Biocontrol; Introduction of Antagonists; Modification of the Environment; Conclusions; Selected References; Chapter 10. Plant Resistance: Effects and Mechanisms; Effects of Plant Resistance on Pathogen Development
  • Epidemiological Efforts of Plant ResistanceProblems Attributable to Pathogen Variation; Mechanisms of Resistance; Concluding Comments; Selected References; Chapter 11. Use of Plant Resistance; Resistance That Has a Large Effect; Resistance That Has a Small Effect (Rate-Reducing); Use of Resistance to Pathogen Vectors; Concluding Comments; Selected References; Chapter 12. Cultural Modifications to Suppress the Rate of Epidemic Development; Modification of the Physical Environment; Repulsion of Vectors; Concluding Comments; Selected References