Main description:

Agrios' Plant Pathology, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference in the field. Here, Dr. Richard Oliver provides a fully updated table of contents with revised and new chapters and invited contributors from around the globe. Building on his legacy, this new edition is an essential read for students, faculty and researchers interested in plant pathology. Sections outline how to recognize, treat and prevent plant diseases and provide extensive coverage on abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial, nematode and other plant diseases and their associated epidemiology. A large range of case studies take a deep dive into the genetics and modern management of several plant species.

Contents:

A. General Aspects 1. Introduction 2. Parasitism and Disease Development 3. Effects on physiology 4. Genetics of disease 5. How pathogens cause disease 6. Plant defense 7. Environmental impacts 8. Epidemiology 9. Control of diseases

B. Specific plant diseases 10. Fungi a. Classification b. Examples of diseases 11. Oomycetes 12. Prokaryote inc phytoplasma 13. Virus and viroids 14. Nematodes 15. Other pathogens

C. Diseases of Specific crop plants 16. Cereals 17. Rice 18. Soyabeans 19. Cool season legumes 20. Brassicas 21. Potato 22. Turfgrass 23. Trees (forest) 24. Grapes 25. Tree crops 26. Ornamentals 27. Bananas 28. Arabidopsis 29. Medicago truncatula 30. Citrus