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The concept of disease; The causes of disease; Diagnosis and control; Diseases caused by biotic agents; Fungi as plant pathogens; Bacteria as plant pathogens; Viruses as plant pathogens; Diseases caused by abiotic factors; Disease dynamics - the environment; The atmospheric environment; The soil environment; Disease dynamics - inoculum and the diseased plant; Disease dynamics - populations; Host-parasite interactions; Diagnosis of plant diseases; General approaches to disease control; Avoidance of the pathogen; Exclusion of the pathogen; Eradication of the pathogen; Protection of the plant; Development of resistant hosts; Therapy applied to the diseased plant; Cultural and biological control of disease; Producing and using pathogen-free propagating material; Adjusting crop culture to minimize disease; Sanitation; Control through disease resistance; Control through the use of chemicals; The strategy of control; Plant pathology faces the future; Glossary of plant-pathological.

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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. Committee on Plant and Animal Pests. Sub-committee on Plant Pathogens(Washington)

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 205


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Combines theoretical principles with practical applications in dealing with viral, fungal and bacterial diseases of plants. Covers exclusion techniques, eradication by chemical or physical means, biological control, fungicides, pathogen free seeds and vegetative material. Includes a wide range of examples.