Potato Diseases
- 1st Edition - July 28, 1983
- Author: Avery E. Rich
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 5 2 9 - 4
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 8 7 4 2 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 7 4 1 - 8
Potato Diseases presents the practical experience and scientific research in production and the diseases of the seed potato. The book features chapters on bacterial and fungal… Read more

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Request a sales quotePotato Diseases presents the practical experience and scientific research in production and the diseases of the seed potato. The book features chapters on bacterial and fungal diseases, diseases caused by viruses, viroids, and mycoplasmas and by nematodes and insects, noninfectious diseases, and seed potato certification. The names, importance, causal agent, etiology, and control of major potato diseases are also discussed. The book will be a valuable reference source and textbook for researchers, extension workers, teachers, students, and growers interested in potato diseases.
ContentsPreface AcknowledgmentsDisclaimer 1 Introduction Text 2 Bacterial Diseases I. Introduction II. Bacterial Soft Rot III. Blackleg IV. Brown Rot V. Common Scab VI. Pink Eye VII. Ring Rot VIII. Miscellaneous Bacterial Diseases 3 Fungus Diseases I. Introduction II. Black Dot III. Canker or Gangrene IV. Charcoal Rot V. Early Blight VI. Fusarium Dry Rot and Seed-Piece Decay VII. Fusarium Wilt VIII. Late Blight IX. Leak or Water Rot of Potato Tubers X. Pink Rot XI. Powdery Scab XII. Rhizoctonia or Black Scurf XIII. Silver Scurf XIV. Verticillium Wilt XV. Wart XVI. Miscellaneous Fungus Diseases 4 Diseases Caused by Viruses, Viroids, and Mycoplasmas I. Introduction II. Potato Virus A III. Potato Virus Μ IV. Potato Virus S V. Potato Virus X VI. Potato Virus Y VII. Potato Aucuba Mosaic Virus VIII. Andean Potato Latent Virus IX. Potato Leafroll Virus X. Corky Ring Spot XI. Yellow Dwarf Virus XII. Alfalfa Mosaic Virus XIII. Potato Mop-Top Virus XIV. Tobacco Necrosis Virus XV. Tomato Black Ring Virus XVI. Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid XVII. Aster Yellows Mycoplasma XVIII. Potato Witches' Broom XIX. Miscellaneous Viruses5 Diseases Caused by Nematodes and Insects I. Introduction II. Golden Nematode Disease III. Lesion Nematode on Potato IV. Potato-Rot Nematode Disease V. Root Knot Nematode Disease VI. Reniform Nematode Disease VII. Hopperburn VIII. Psyllid Yellows 6 Noninfectious Diseases I. Introduction II. Air Pollution Injury III. Blackheart IV. Bruises V. Cold Temperature Injury VI. Cracking VII. Enlarged Lenticels VIII. Feather and Scald (Browning) IX. Fertilizer Burn X. Greening XI. Heat and Drought Necrosis XII. Herbicide Injury XIII. Hollow Heart XIV. Internal Black Spot XV. Internal Browning XVI. Internal Sprouting XVII. Jelly End XVIII. Knobbiness XIX. Lightning Injury XX. Spindling Sprout XXI. Sprout Tubers XXII. Stem Streak Necrosis XXIII. Tipburn XXIV. Xylem Ring Discoloration 7 Seed Potato Certification Text Glossary Bibliography Index
- No. of pages: 252
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 28, 1983
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483245294
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125874205
- eBook ISBN: 9781483267418
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