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Plant viruses are formidable foes for cultivated crops in tropical and sub-tropical areas; this book helps readers to understand their versatile interactions with the host and transmission vectors to agricultural production.
Virus Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Crops
$157.86
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2015
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Summary
This book describes interactions of plant viruses with hosts and transmission vectors in an agricultural context. Starting with an overview of virus biology, economics and management, chapters then address economically significant plant diseases of tropical and subtropical crops. For each disease, symptoms, distribution, economic impact, causative virus, taxonomy, host range, transmission, diagnostic methods and management strategies are discussed.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780644264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780644264 |
| Author: | Gustavo Fermin, James James, Paula Tennant, Emmanuel Emmanuel, James Legg, Olufemi Olufemi, Settumba Settumba, Justin Justin, Alexander Karasev, Lava Lava |
| Publisher: | CABI Publishing |
| Imprint: | CABI Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 855g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 172mm x 244mm |
| Series: | CABI Plant Protection Series |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
172 × 244 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Gustavo Fermin
Paula Tennant is at University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Gustavo Fermin is at Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela.
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