Overview

Plant disease epidemiology is a dynamic science that forms an essential part of the study of plant pathology. This book brings together a team of 35 international experts. Each chapter deals with an essential component of the subject and allows the reader to fully understand how each exerts its influence on the progress of pathogen populations in plant populations over a defined time scale. Since the first edition of the text was published in 1998, many new developments have occurred in the subjects covered, particularly molecular diagnostics, modelling, fungicide resistance and information technology. The second edition of the book is a comprehensive text on all aspects of plant disease epidemiology that should serve as an invaluable reference work for those involved in this fascinating science of crop plants.

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Author:   B. Michael Cooke ,  D. Gareth Jones ,  Bernard Kaye
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2006
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   2.230kg
ISBN:  

9781402045790

ISBN 10:   1402045794
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   29 March 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Principles and Methods.- Plant disease diagnosis.- Disease assessment and yield loss.- Surveys of variation in virulence and fungicide resistance and their application to disease control.- Infection strategies of plant parasitic fungi.- Epidemiological consequences of plant disease resistance.- Dispersal of foliar plant pathogens: mechanisms, gradients and spatial patterns.- Pathogen population dynamics.- Modelling and interpreting disease progress in time.- Disease forecasting.- Diversification strategies.- Epidemiology in sustainable systems.- Information technology in plant disease epidemiology.- Case Examples.- Seedborne diseases.- Diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens.- Wind-dispersed diseases.- Environmental biophysics applied to the dispersal of fungal spores by rain-splash.- Potato late blight.- Apple scab: role of environment in pathogen and epidemic development.- Onion diseases.- The recent epidemic of cassava mosaic virus disease in Uganda.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition: <p> I would recommend this book for four groups. The first is advanced undergraduate students and postgraduate students starting a research project a ] . The second group are teachers of advanced courses a ] . A third group a ] people like me who need their minda (TM)s broadening a ] . The fourth group are the least accessible audience a agricultural advisors a ] . It will be a valuable addition to the personal library of crop pathologists and will be inspiring for molecular pathologists a ] . (David B. Collinge, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 116, 2006)

Author Information

B.M. Cooke is a Professor of Plant Pathology and the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Plant Pathology at the School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Ireland. D. Gareth Jones is an Emeritus Research Professor of the Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. Bernard Kaye is a multi-media consultant in the School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.

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