Foliage Plant Diseases

Foliage Plant Diseases
Author: Ann Renee Chase
Publisher: American Phytopathological Society
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1997
Genre: Gardening
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An introduction discussing symptoms and diagnosis and disease development is followed by an alphabetical treatment of some 80 families and genuses of ornamentals commonly grown indoors. Each family or genus is followed by a list of the diseases to which the plant is susceptible, including information on signs and symptoms and controls used. The 403 detailed color plates showing the diseases appear in the second half of the volume. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Tropical Plant Diseases

Tropical Plant Diseases
Author: H. David Thurston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
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This book incorporates several new developments since the publication of the first edition. Use this reference as a guide to the identification and control of tropical plant diseases. Includes special emphasis on molecular biology, genetic engineering, and integrated pest management. Includes new coverage of: Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Root Crops, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Legumes, Soybeans, Peanuts, Bananas, Coffee, Fruit and Nuts, Sugarcane, Vegetables, Cotton, Spices, Tobacco, among others.

Manual of Plant Diseases

Manual of Plant Diseases
Author: Frederick De Forest Heald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 918
Release: 1926
Genre: Plant diseases
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Symptoms of disease in plants; Non-parasitic diseases; Diseases due to deficiences of food materials in the soil; Diseases due to excesses of soluble salts in the soil; Diseases due to unfavorable water relations; Diseases due to improper air relations; Diseases due to high temperatures; Diseases due to low temperatures; Diseases due to unfavorable light light relations; Diseases due to manufacturing or industrial processes; Diseases due to control practices; Virus and related diseases; Parasitic diseases; Bacterial diseases of plants; Diseases due to slime molds; The conditions of a fungus in or on the substratum; Diseases due to downy mildews and allies; Diseases due to pondscum parasites; Diseases due to black molds and allies; Diseases due to leaf curls and related fungi; Diseases due to cup fungi and allies; Diseases due to powdery mildews and allies; Diseases due to sphere fungi and allies; Diseases due to imperfect fungi; Diseases due to smut fungi; Diseases due to rust fungi; Diseases due to palisade fungi and allies; Parasitic seed plants and the troubles they cause; Nematodes and the diseases they cause.

Tropical Foliage Disorders

Tropical Foliage Disorders
Author: Lynn P. Griffith
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
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This practical reference provides professional growers with the tools necessary to make in-the-field identifications of tropical foliage disorders. Listing more than 70 varieties of foliage plants, this guide covers a broad range of disorders, including pest damage, disease, phytotoxicity, and environmental problems. Each disorder listing includes a visual identification, brief description of damage, and solution for treatment, including ecologically benign applications whenever possible. Timely recognition can save a crop or landscape, and this guide is ideal for foliage growers, interior landscapers, educators, and plant retailers.