Diseases Of Field Crops

Collated in this volume is important information on a variety of diseases of crop plants, under three sections: Cereals and Grasses; Legumes; and Fiber and Other Field Crops. Among other details, the symptoms, the primary cause, conditions favouring development and dissemination, and palliative and control measures have been discussed for each disease. The author has laid considerable emphasis on the morphology of the fungi concerned with the diseases and physiologic specialization and biotypes of the parasites have also been discussed in detail. The introductory section carries a brief description of the physiological anatomy of plant groups; the main text is replete with useful references, scientific data and illustrations; and there are appendices and an exhaustive index. Students and researchers of mycology, plant pathology, agronomy and plant breeding should find the volume highly informative. Contents Section I: General Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Physiological anatomy of plant groups in relation to disease; Section II: Diseases of Cereals and Grasses; Chapter 3: Barley diseases; Chapter 4: Corn Diseases; Chapter 5: Millet Diseases; Chapter 6: Oat diseases; Chapter 7: Rice diseases; Chapter 8: Rye diseases; Chapter 9: Sorghums, Sudan Grass and Johnson Grass Diseases; Chapter 10: Sugar cane diseases; Chapter 11: Wheat diseases; Chapter 12: Grass diseases; Section III: Diseases of Legumes; Chapter 13: Alfalfa and sweetclover diseases; Chapter 14: Clover diseases; Chapter 15: Soybean diseases; Section IV: Diseases of Fiber and Other Field Crops; Chapter 16: Cotton diseases; Chapter 17: Flax diseases; Chapter 18: Tobacco diseases; Appendix A : Diseases of field crops arranged by causal factor (suggested for a three-hour course); Appendix B: Bacteria and fungi parasitic on field crops arranged under orders and families with more common suscepts.