Introduction to Plant Diseases: Identification and Management

ISBN: 0442005784

Author: Lucas, George B.

Condition: New

For readers without a strong background in the biological sciences, explains how to recognize that a plant is diseased, determine the cause of the disease, manage it, and apply modern disease management technologies. Focuses on plants grown for food, fiber, and landscapes; and discusses diseases caused by nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasitic plants. The second edition (first in 1985) expands discussions on the taxonomy of disease organisms, biological controls, new pesticides, and diseases of recent importance. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.