Plant pathologists' pocketbook 3rd edition (P.O.D.)

This essential handbook for student and practising plant pathologists has been thoroughly reorganized and updated. Features include: rearrangement of topics to facilitate use, 49 short succinct chapters, new topics - landmarks in plant pathology, survey of sampling procedures, disease evaluation, effects of climate change, biochemical and molecular techniques, epidemic modelling, breeding for resistance, laboratory safety and electronic databases, seven overall sections covering disease recognition and evaluation, causation, diagnosis, investigation, control, general techniques, and presentation of results.