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Author Carlile, W. R

Title Control of crop diseases / W.R. Carlile, A. Coules
Edition 3rd ed
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Contents Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- Major crop diseases in the UK -- Diagnosis of disease in crops -- Eradication, certification, and legislation -- Crop husbandry and cultural practices -- Production and use of crop cultivars resistant to disease -- Fungicides and biological control -- Current trends and future prospects
Summary Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current and emerging practices, this book explores modern methods of disease control in field and glasshouse crops. It outlines the major crop diseases, with a particular emphasis on those features of symptomology and life cycle that are most relevant to the development of control measures. Modern diagnostic techniques are considered, focusing on developments in nucleic acid and immunological based procedures and their use in plant quarantine and certification schemes. The potential impact of these advances in molecular technology on plant breeding and disease resistance is also covered. Fungicides are a central part of disease control in the EU and, as such, a comprehensive account of their use forms an important part of the text, along with strategies to minimise the incidence of fungicide resistance in pathogen populations. Looking to the future, the book also addresses legislative, environmental and food safety concerns
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Plant diseases -- Great Britain
Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Control -- Great Britain
Plant diseases -- Europe
Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Control -- Europe
Fungicides.
fungicide.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
Fungicides
Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Control
Plant diseases
Europe
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Coules, A. (Anne)
ISBN 9781139423311
1139423312