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Main Title Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Horst, R. Kenneth.
Publisher Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2008
Call Number SB621-795
ISBN 9781402045851
Subjects Life sciences ; Agriculture ; Botany ; Plant diseases ; Plant physiology
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4585-1
Edition Seventh Edition.
Collation XIV, 1318 p. 90 illus. eReference. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Introduction -- Garden Chemicals and Their Application -- Classification of Plant Pathogens -- Plant Diseases and Their Pathogens -- Host Plants and Their Diseases -- List of Land Grant Institutions and Diagnostic Laboratories -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. In its revised, improved and expanded 7th Edition, Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook presents newly discovered diseases and newly identified hosts in the classic format that has won favor with readers at every level of expertise and experience. Dictionary-style entries permit easy access to essential information, and numerous illustrations help identify important diseases. New and updated material includes significant taxonomic changes in fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes; recently discovered diseases and new hosts for previously known plant-pathogens; changes in chemicals and pesticides and updates on regulations governing their use; integrated pest management and biological control. The Handbook offers additional conveniences: useful cross references, indexes, illustrative plates of 34 key diseases, and 40 black and white illustrations of other diseases. This updated edition of a long-trusted resource will serve a broad audience, from amateur backyard gardeners to landscape architects, arborists, florists, nursery professionals and plant scientists.
Place Published Dordrecht
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2008
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20130727080829
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 02892nam a22004935i 45