Control of Crop Diseases

This book provides a concise introduction to modern practices of disease control on commercial crops. This new edition has been updated to include changes in practice and legislation which have come into effect since the first edition was published, and expanded by the addition of a new chapter on the detection and identification of disease, with special emphasis on rapid molecular diagnostic techniques. Other new features include an expanded coverage of fungicides and a consideration of the problems of disease control in crops and produce entering international trade. In a concluding chapter the impact of economic, environmental and legislative pressures on the selection and use of disease control measures is considered and an overview of likely future developments in disease control presented.