Plant Pathology

16This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial,nematode and other plant diseases and their associated epidemiology. It also covers the genetics of resistance and modern management on plant disease.Plant Pathology, 5th Edition , is the most comprehensive resource and textbook that professionals, faculty and students can consult for well-organized, essential information. This thoroughly revised edition is 45% larger, covering new discoveries and developments in plant pathology and enhanced by hundreds of new color photographs and illustrations.The latest information on molecular techniques and biological control in plant diseasesComprehensive in coverage Numerous excellent diagrams and photographs A large variety of disease examples for instructors to choose for their course041. GENERAL ASPECTS2. PARASITISM AND DISEASE DEVELOPMENT3. EFFECTS OF PATHOGENS ON PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS4. GENETICS OF PLANT DISEASE5. HOW PATHOGENS ATTACK PLANTS6. HOW PLANTS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PATHOGENS7. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT DISEASE8. PLANT DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY 9. CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES10. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CAUSE PLANT DISEASES11. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI12. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY PROKARYOTES: BACTERIA AND MOLLICUTES13. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY PARASITIC HIGHER PLANTS, INVASIVE HIGHER PLANTS, AND PARASITIC GREEN PLANTS.14. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES15. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY NEMATODES16. PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY FLAGELLATE PROTOZOA