European Handbook Of Plant Diseases

Description: An encyclopaedic treatment of plant diseases in Europe, this book is designed as a standard reference volume for the general working plant pathologist and those taking advanced training in plant pathology. It provides a clear, informed and authoritative summary of each entry by an appropriate specialist, with a selection of key references for further reading. The handbook covers the economic diseases of crops and forest trees in Europe, treated by Table of Contents: Viruses I: General: Major virus groups Viruses II: Minor virus groups and virus complexes Viruses III: Ungrouped viruses and virus complexes Viruses IV: Diseases assumed to be due to viruses Mollicutes and rickettsia-like organisms Bacteria I: Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas Bacteria II: Agrobacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia and other bacteria Oomycetes Chytridiomycetes, Plasmodiophoromycetes, Zygomycetes Ascomycetes I: General: Endomycetales, Taphrinales, Eurotiales, Erysiphales Ascomycetes II: Clavicipitales, Hypocreales Ascomycetes III: Ophiostomatales, Diaporthales, Polystigmatales, Sphaeriales, Diatrypales, Coryneliales Ascomycetes IV: Dothideales Ascomycetes V: Rhytismatales, Caliciales, Pezizales, Caliciales Helotiales Basidiomycetes I: Ustilaginales Basidiomycetes II: Uredinales Basidiomycetes III: Hymenomycetes Pathogen index Host index