Essential Plant Pathology, Second Edition

The front matter comprises the title page, copyright page, dedication, and preface.

How do we diagnose plant diseases? What is the plant disease triangle? How do we know what organism causes a disease? What are biotrophs and necrotrophs? What are disease cycles and how can we use them?

What are fungi? What symptoms and signs do fungi cause? How do fungi survive and spread? How are fungal diseases diagnosed? How are fungal diseases managed? More detailed information about fungi, their reproduction, and fruiting bodies

What are bacteria? What symptoms and signs do bacteria cause? How do bacteria survive and spread? How are bacterial diseases diagnosed? How are bacterial diseases managed?

What are nematodes? What symptoms and signs do nematodes cause? How do nematodes survive and spread? How are nematode diseases diagnosed? How are nematode diseases managed?

What are viruses? What symptoms and signs do viruses cause? How do viruses survive and spread? How are virus diseases diagnosed? How are virus diseases managed?

What are parasitic flowering plants? What symptoms and signs do parasitic flowering plants cause? How do parasitic flowering plants survive and spread? How are diseases caused by parasitic flowering plants diagnosed? How are parasitic flowering plants ...

What are abiotic factors? What symptoms do abiotic factors cause? How are abiotic diseases diagnosed? How are abiotic diseases managed?

What is damping-off? What diseases commonly affect foliage, flowers, and fruits? What are vascular diseases? What are cankers? What are galls? What are root rots? What is wood decay? What are postharvest diseases?

Part A. Ecological interactions How do pathogens survive in the absence of host plants? How do pathogens find plants? How do pathogens penetrate plants? Part B. Physiological interactions How do pathogens establish infections? How do plants defend ...

What is an epidemic? Can we predict plant diseases? How do people affect the susceptibility of plants to disease? How do people affect the environment of plants in ways that increase disease? How do people affect the ability of pathogens to cause disease?...

How do we choose the appropriate methods for disease management? How do we avoid pathogens? How do we exclude pathogens? How do we eradicate pathogens? How do we protect plants? How can we create integrated, sustainable disease management programs?

In Appendix 1, Disease Classics, plant diseases are identified by name, type of pathogen, and name(s) of pathogen(s). In Appendix 2, Example Diseases, important diseases and pathogens of specific plants are identified, representing several pathogens ...

The backmatter comprises a list of figure credits organized by chapters and appendixes, a glossary of key terms in plant pathology and their definitions, and an index.