Compendium of Flowering Potted Plant Diseases (Disease Compendium Series)

Because many potted plant species are typically produced with one operation, it is especially challenging for the grower to be thoroughly informed regarding all the potential disease problems. Regular monitoring should be conducted with full awareness of the diseases important to each crop.

This book is an essential reference to preventing, diagnosing, and controlling diseases of most flowering potted plants. Complete pathogen descriptions, excellent color photos, and step-by-step advice will make this ideal for the grower and diagnostician alike.

Table of Contents

Quick Guide to the Flowering Potted Plants and their Infectious Diseases; Part 1: Infectious Diseases; Diseases Caused by Fungi; Leaf Spots and Blights; Alternaria Leaf Spot of Geranium; Alternaria Leaf Spot and Blight of Poinsettia; Alternaria Leaf Spot of Cineraria; Bipolaris Stem Rot and Leaf Spot of Holiday Cactus; Botrytis Blight; Cercospora Leaf Spot of Geranium; Choanephora Wet Rot of Poinsettia; Anemone Leaf Curl Caused by Colletotrichum sp.; Cyclamen Anthracnose caused by Glomerella cingulata; Cyclamen Anthracnose caused by Cryptocline cyclaminis; Corynespora Leaf Spot on Catharanthus, Hydrangea, Poinsettia, and Saintpaulia; White Smut of Dahlia; Myrothecium Leaf Spot on Begonia, Gardenia, Gloxinia,and New Guinea Impatiens; Cyclamen Stunt and Ramularia Leaf Spot of Cyclamen and Primula; Phomopsis; Rhizopus Blight of Poinsettia, Gerbera, Crossandra, and Catharanthus; Scab (Spot Anthracnose) of Poinsettia; Stemphylium Leaf Spot of Kalanchoe; Stem Canker Diseases; Nectria Canker of Exacum; Phomopsis Canker of Gardenia; Minor Leaf, Flower, and Stem Diseases; Root and Crown Rot Diseases; Cylindrocarpon Root, Corm, and Petiole Rot of Cyclamen; Fusarium Root, Crown and Stem Rot; Diseases Caused by Rhizoctonia solani, Diseases Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Diseases Caused by Thielaviopsis basicola; Minor Root Diseases, Diseases Caused by Oomycetes; Diseases Caused by Pythium spp.; Diseases Caused by Phytophthora cryptogea; Diseases Caused by Phytophthora parasitica; White Rusts; Downy Mildews; Powdery Mildew Diseases; Rust Diseases; Geranium Rust; Fuchsia Rust, Anemone Rust; Vascular Wilt Disease; Vascular Wilts Caused by Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium Wilt of Cyclamen, Verticillium Wilt; Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Crown Gall; Bacterial Blight of Poinsettia; Diseases caused by Soft Rot Erwinia spp.; Pseudomonas Leaf Spot of Bougainvillea; Leaf Spots Caused by Pseudomonas cichorri; Southern Wilt; Leaf Spots caused by Pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae; Greasy Canker of Poinsettia; Bacterial Fasciation; Diseases Caused by Pathovars of Xanthomonas campestris; Bacterial Blight of Geranium; Bacterial Leaf Spot of Begonia; Xanthomonas Leaf Spot of Poinsettia; Bacterial Spot of Capsicum; Bacterial Leaf Spot of Gardenia; Diseases Caused by Phytoplasmas; Hydrangea Virescence; Diseases Caused by Viruses; Alfalfa Mosaic Virus of Geranium, Hydrangea and Primula; Bean Yellow Mosaic of Lisianthus; Borad Bean Wilt of Begonia and Lisianthus; Cucumber Mosaic; Dahlia Mosaic; Hibiscus Chlorotic Ringspot; Hydrangea Ringspot; Kalanchoe Top Spotting; Pelargonium Flower Break; Poinsettia Mosaic; Tobacco Mosaic; Tobacco Ringspot of Clerodendrum, Dahlia, Geranium, Hydrangea, Sinningia, Begonia, and Impatiens; Tobacco Streak Virus of Dahlia and Impatiens; Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus of Geranium and Primula; Tomato Ringspot of Geranium and Hydrangea; Tomato Spotted Wilt and Impatiens Necrotic Spot; Diseases Caused by Nematodes; Root Knot Nematode; Foliar Nematodes; Stem and Bulb Nematodes and Potato Rot Nematodes; Part 2: Noninfectious Diseases and Arthropod Injuries; Air Pollution; Nutrient Disorders; Edema; Pesticide and Growth Regulator Injuries; Insect and Mite Injuries; Glossary; Index; Color Plates

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