02116nam a22003378a 4500 CR9781139176644 UkCbUP 20180107143410.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 111024s2012||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139176644 (ebook) 9780521133319 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda SB605.G7 C37 2012 571.9/2 23 Carlile, W. R., author. Control of Crop Diseases / [electronic resource] W. R. Carlile, A. Coules. 3rd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (192 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current and emerging practices, this book explores modern methods of disease control in field and glasshouse crops. It outlines the major crop diseases, with a particular emphasis on those features of symptomology and life cycle that are most relevant to the development of control measures. Modern diagnostic techniques are considered, focusing on developments in nucleic acid and immunological based procedures and their use in plant quarantine and certification schemes. The potential impact of these advances in molecular technology on plant breeding and disease resistance is also covered. Fungicides are a central part of disease control in the EU and, as such, a comprehensive account of their use forms an important part of the text, along with strategies to minimise the incidence of fungicide resistance in pathogen populations. Looking to the future, the book also addresses legislative, environmental and food safety concerns. Fungicides Coules, A., author. Print version: 9780521133319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139176644 Cambridge Books Online 236370 236370