Hardcover, 176 pages
234
x 156 mm page size
250
colour illustrations
ISBN:
978-1-84076-021-7
Price £45.00
Publication: March 2008
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Stuart
Wale,
PhD
Head of Crop Services, Scottish Agricultural College Aberdeen, Aberdeen,
UK.
Bud Platt,
PhD
Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food,
Charlottetown, Canada
Nigel D. Cattlin
Holt
Studios International, UK
Covering
the most important pathogens, this handbook provides clear, concise
descriptions of the symptoms and cycles of diseases and disorders,
and the pests that commonly prey on potato crops, their distribution
and importance, and advice on their control. The text is illustrated
with some 235 superb colour photographs of affected crops to aid
in the rapid and accurate identification of disease. The Colour
Handbook provides a practical reference for professionals and students
involved with potato production, handling and storage worldwide.
Contents:
Potato
Disease, Pest and Disorder Diagnostics. 1. Bacterial Diseases. 2.
Fungal and Fungal-like Diseases. 3. Viral and Phytoplasma Diseases.
4. Nematodes. 5. Insects and other Pests. 6. Non-infectious Disorders:
chemical, nutritional & physical; environmental; physiological.
Glossary. Index
Diseases and Pests covered: Potato early blight, Gray mould, Black
dot, Ring rot, Blackleg, Soft rot, Pit rot, Dry rot and wilt, Violet
root rot, Silver scurf, Aster yellows, Witches broom, Pocket rot,
Gangrene, Pink rot, Potato late blight, Skin spot, Spraing, Mild
Mosaic, Sev. Mosaic, Net Necrosis, Watery wound rot, Leak, Brown
rot, Stem canker, Black Scurf, White mould, Powdery scab, Common
scab, Wart, Spraing, Verticillium wilt. Index.
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