Compendium Of Onion and Garlic Diseases And Pests

Description

Whats new in the EXPANDED Second Edition? 42% more text than the 1st Edition, including coverage of more diseases 47% more images of diseases and disorders than the 1st Edition Color illustrations located in their corresponding disease review section New pests section with 25 images Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests, Second Edition provides an updated, comprehensive, authoritative, and modern account of onion and garlic diseases and insect pests. It covers over 75 diseases including infectious and noninfectious diseases. The new edition contains nearly 250 color photographs of onion and garlic disease symptoms with expert descriptions of the identifying characteristics of symptoms and their causal agents. In addition to disease coverage, the new edition identifies the crop s most damaging pests, the symptoms they cause, and methods to control and prevent them. Disease management practices should be economical and must be compatible with the environment and the production system. Thus, many options for onion and garlic disease management are discussed. The description of each disease includes a general account of its importance and world distribution, symptoms, causal organism or agent, disease cycle and epidemiology, management, and selected references. The references document the descriptions and may be consulted for further information. This compendium is designed to assist in the diagnosis of onion and garlic diseases and pests, in the field, laboratory, or diagnostic clinic, and to provide recommendations for management of onion and garlic diseases and pests. The compendium will be useful to plant pathologists, entomologists, nematologists, crop production specialists, growers, diagnostic clinicians, students, regulatory agents, crop consultants, agribusiness representatives, educators, researchers, and others interested in the recognition or management of onion and garlic diseases throughout the world. Review: A Must if You Grow or Study Onions and Garlic - As with all of these compendiums, this one is well-written and illustrated. It contains all the basic information you need to grow alliums. As a result, it is a standard reference book on my shelf that I use frequently when advising farmers.