Soilborne Plant Pathogens Management Of Diseases With Macro And Microelements

Historical highlights and prospects for the future; Management of fusarium wilt of vegetables and ornamentals by macro-and microelement nutrition; The role of mineral nutrition in the control of verticillium wilt; The role of nutrition in the take-all disease of wheat and other small grains; Influence of Nitrogen and Calcium compounds on development of disease due to Sclerotium rolfsii; Control of clubroot of crucifers by liming; Reducing the severity of bacterial soft rot by increasing the concentration of Calcium in potato tubers; Pathology and nutrition in the peanut pod rot complex; Some effects of mineral nutrition on aflatoxin contamination of corn and peanuts; Management of common scab of potato with plant nutrients; The role of nutrition in disease ofcotton; Evidence for the role of Calcium in reducing root disease incited by pythium spp.

Historical highlights and prospects for the future. Management of fusarium wilt of vegetables and ornamentals by macro-and microelement nutrition. The role of mineral nutrition in the control of verticillium wilt. The role of nutrition in the take-all disease of wheat and other small grains. Influence of nitrogem and calcium compounds on development of disease due to Sclerotium rolfsii. Control of clubroot of crucifers by liming. Reducing the severity of bacterial soft rot by incrasing the concentration of calcium in potato tubers. Pathology and nutrition in the peanut pod rot complex. Some effects of mineral nutrition on aflatoxin comtamination of corn and peanuts. Management of common scab of potato with plant nutrients. The role of nutrition in diseases of cotton. Evidence for the role of calcium in reducing root disease incited by pythium spp.

Population dynamics of pathogens in soil. Genetical aspects of pathogenic and saprophytic behavoir in root-infecting fungi. Effect of soil moisture and aeration on fungal activity with root diseases. Effect of root exudates on root infection. Root diseases of forest crops. Root diseases of tropical plantation crops. Crop grouth responses to soil fumigation.

The Irish potato famine and birth of plant pathology. Introduction to the fungi and their life cycles. Pathogens and quarantines. Bacteria. Genes and genetic engineering. Plant disease epidemics and their management. Pesticides. Soil, the rhizosphere, and soilborne patogens. Fungi in food: natural poisons and gourmet delicacies. Rusts. Dying trees and parasitic plants. Viruses and more recently discovered pathogens. Environmental diseases and problemes. Pant diseases in a hungry world. Glossary. Figure credits. Index.

Root disease epidemics, because much of the activity takes place in soil and out of sight, pose special challenges to growers who seek to manage them and to scientists who study them. All relevant topics of root disease epidemics and their management are presented: The critical aspects of specific disease components including inoculum, host roots, mycorrhiza and the soil environment are explored. Challenges of disease assessment and the temporal and spatial aspects of epidemic development are considered, and approaches to root disease management including host resistance, chemical, biological and cultural management are discussed in detail. The book fulfills the needs of researchers, teachers, and practitioners of plant pathology.

The use of chemicals in agriculture and home gardens has become an area of concern due to improper use and negative environmental effects. Environmentally Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control addresses alternative approaches for managing crop diseases. It gives a balanced overview of state-of-the-art environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control and discusses the latest trends.