Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook
Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, 7th Edition, should be useful to anyone with a keen interest in gardening including but not limited to botanical gardeners, landscape architects, florists, master gardeners, nurserymen, seed and fungicide dealers, pesticide applicators, arborists, cooperative extension agents, plant pathologists and consultants.
The seventh edition uses the traditional convenient format of previous editions providing easy access to essential information quickly with special dictionary-type entries on plant hosts and on symptoms.
New and updated material includes:
Significant taxonomic changes in fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes
Recently discovered diseases and new hosts for previously known plant-pathogens
Changes in chemicals and pesticides and changes in regulations governing their use
Integrated pest management and biological control
This book also provides useful cross references, indexes, illustrative plates of 34 key diseases, and 40 black and white illustrations of other diseases.
Dedication. Foreword (How to Use). Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Figures. Introduction. 1. Garden Chemicals and Their Application. 2. Classification of Plant Pathogens. 3. Plant Diseases and Their Pathogens. 4. Host Plants and their Diseases. List of Land-Grant Institutions and Agricultural Experiment Stations. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index.
| Pm Supplier | Taylor & Francis Group / Informa UK Ltd 50000614 (SC: 40-64-32) |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0442318537 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780442318536 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1990-12-31 |
| Pm Width | 140 |
| Pm Height | 241 |
| Pm Author | Horst, R Kenneth |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- Key Info: figures, tables
- Author: Horst, R Kenneth
- Page Count: 1317
- Publication Date: 1990-12-31
Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook
- Key Info: figures, tables
- Author: Horst, R Kenneth
- Page Count: 1317
- Publication Date: 1990-12-31
