Compendium Of Soybean Diseases And Pests

"Soybean is one of the most significant crops grown in the world today. Soybeans are also hosts to a long list of diseases and insect pests, and that list grows each year. New and practical references that help users identify and manage this growing range of threats are vital to ensuring a healthy, high-yielding, profitable soybean harvest. Enter the Compendium of Soybean Diseases and Pests, Fifth Edition. This unique and practical reference is tailored to the needs of soybean growers, consultants, extension agents, and plant pathologists working in the field, in diagnostic laboratories, in plant clinics, and in academic institutions. The fifth edition is packed with new information on pests and their management since the fourth edition was launched more than a decade ago. This book is also more international in scope and comprehensive than its four previous editions, which sold more than 30,000 copies worldwide. In total, more than 90 diseases and their management are covered, along with the many major insect pests and abiotic disorders of soybean. Each section of this new compendium has been written or revised by top soybean authorities who are experts on the particular pests and disorders featured in the book. New sections in the fifth edition describe insect pests and their management, summarize the molecular detection of pathogens, and provide an international perspective on the importance of soybean disease management in the world's leading soybean-producing countries. Exactly 260 images and illustrations complement this comprehensive book, which has been organized into four main sections: Part I addresses diseases and pests caused by biotic factors, including prokaryotes, fungi and oomycetes, nematodes, and viruses; and includes a section on seed and postharvest pathology. Part II, which is new to this edition, covers insect pests and provides strategies for their management. Part III discusses disorders caused by abiotic factors, ranging from weather-related stress disorders to those caused by mineral deficiencies and toxicities and injuries from various chemicals and pollutants. Part IV provides strategies for the management of soybean diseases and pests. The discussion focuses on biological enhancements, cultural practices, host plant resistance, and pesticide use. This new edition also includes an introduction that provides background information about the history and growth of the soybean plant along with a contemporary discussion of the importance of soybean pathogens and pests in the world's chief soybean-producing countries. Several appendices identify pathogens of soybeans, insects associated with soybean, and hosts of soybean pathogens. A comprehensive glossary and index are provided, as well. Whether you are a scientist who needs an authoritative reference on diseases or a practitioner who needs or provides management recommendations, this book is a must-have" -- From the publisher.

Production; Soybean diseases; Infectious diseases; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial blight; Bacterial pustule; Bacterial tan spot; Wildfire; Bacterial wilts; Crown gall; Other bacteria; Mycoplasmalike diseases; Machismo; Bud proliferation; Witches'-broom and phyllody; Beneficial bacteria; Fungal diseases; Fungal diseases of foliage, upper stems, pods, and seeds; Alternaria leaf spot and pod necrosis; Anthracnose; Brown spot; Cercospora blight and leaf spot; Choanephora leaf blight; Downy mildew; Frogeye leaf spot; Phyllosticta leaf spot; Powdery mildew; Red leaf blotch; Rhizoctonia aerial blight; Rust; Scab; Target spot; Fungal diseases of roots and lower stems; Brown stem rot; Charcoal rot; Fusarium blight or wilt, root rot, and pod and collar rot; Phytophthora rot; Pod and stem blight and Phomopsis seed decay; Stem canker; Pythium rot; Red crown rot; Rhizoctonia diseases; Sclerotinia stem rot; Sclerotium blight; Thielaviopsis root rot; Other fungi associated with root rots; Beneficial fungi; Virus diseases; Bean pod mottle virus; Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus; Peanut mottle virus; Soybean dwarf virus; Soybean mosaic virus; Tobacco ringspot virus; Tobacco streak virus; Bean yellow mosaic virus; Black gram mottle virus; Cowpea mild mottle virus; Cowpea severe mosaic virus; Indonesian soybean dwarf virus; Mung bean yellow mosaic virus; Peanut stripe virus; Soybean chlorotic mottle virus; Soybean Crinkle leaf virus; Soybean yellow vein virus; Tobacco mosaic virus; Other viruses; Nematode diseases; Soybean cyst nematode; Lance nematodes; Lesion nematodes; Reniform nematode; Root-knot nematodes; Sting nematodes; Other nematodes; Seed pathology; Detection of seedborne pathogens; Seedborne bacteria and bacterial diseases of seeds; Bacillus seed decay; Other seedborne bacteria; Seedborne fungi and fungal diseases of seeds; Alternaria pod and seed decay; Purple seed stain; Cercospora sojina; Chaetomium cupreum; Colletotrichum truncatum; Diaporthe-Phomopsis complex; Fusarium spp.; Macrophomina phaseolina; Yeast spot (Nematospora spot); Peronospora manshurica; Phomopsis seed decay; Other seedborne fungi; Postharvest pathology; Seedborne viruses; Other pathogens associated with seeds; Diseases of unknown or uncertain cause; Foliage blight; Sudden death syndrome; Yellow leaf spot; Noninfectious or stress diseases; Crusting and compaction; Frost; Hail; Heat canker; Lightning; Sunburn; Water stress; Mineral deficiencies and toxicities; Herbicide damage; Insecticide damage; Air pollutants; Soybean disease management strategies; Exclusion; Eradication; Protection; Disease resistance; Integrated pest management.

This book is the third in a series of volumes on major tropical and sub-tropical crops. These books aim to review the current state of the art in management of the total spectrum of pests and diseases which affect these crops in each major growing area using a multi-disciplinary approach. Soybean is economically the most important legume in the world. It is nutritious and easily digested, and is one of the richest and cheapest sources of protein. It is currently vital for the sustenance of many people and it will play an integral role in any future attempts to relieve world hunger. Soybean seed contains about 17% of oil and about 63% of meal, half of which is protein. Modern research has developed a variety of uses for soybean oil. It is processed into margarine, shortening, mayonnaise, salad creams and vegetarian cheeses. Industrially it is used in resins, plastics, paints, adhesives, fertilisers, sizing for cloth, linoleum backing, fire extinguishing materials, printing inks and a variety of other products. Soybean meal is a high-protein meat substitute and is used in the developed countries in many processed foods, including baby foods, but mainly as a feed for livestock. Soybean (Glycine max), which evolved from Glycine ussuriensis, a wild legume native to northern China, has been known and used in China since the eleventh century Be. It was introduced into Europe in the eighteenth century and into the United States in 1804 as an ornamental garden plant in Philadelphia.

Handbook of Soybean Insect Pests is the first book in a new series from the Entomological Society of America that examines pest management from all angles—magnifying practical field strategies for growers—and updates growers on the latest protection techniques—preventing needless crop loss as a result of outdated pest control procedures. Edited by Leon G. Higley and David J. Boethel, this book outlines fundamental approaches to soybean pest management that can aid in reducing crop damage and loss. It provides detailed descriptions of topics such as insect identification, life-history data, and management options. This comprehensive guide includes discussions on soybean ecology and physiology, soybean insect pests, predators and parasitoids, soybean pest management procedures, noninsect soybean pests, and insect management. Also included are 92 color photographs, 200 illustrations, a directory of resources for obtaining local information, and a glossary.

As useful to growers and crop consultants as they are to researchers, these practical guidebooks offer convenient help in identifying, controlling, and preventing the diseases of major crop plants. Each volume features: -- Full-color photographs to help you quickly match symptoms with diseases -- Descriptions of symptoms, causes, cycles, and control practices -- Authoritative knowledge from leading plant scientists -- Discussion of major pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and insects More than 90 plant pathology experts have collaborated to update one of the most popular APS Press Compendia of all time. Compendium of Corn Diseases, Third Edition is completely rewritten and includes more than twice the information as the previous edition.

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