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Knowledge and Technology Transfer for Plant Pathology

This book contains fuller versions of the papers and posters presented in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer and Teaching Plant Pathology sessions at the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology held in Turin, Italy in 2008. Extension/advisory plant pathology and teaching are about ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Sustainable disease management in a European context

The main theme of the book is sustainable disease management in a European context. Some of the questions addressed are: How does society benefit from plant pathology research? How can new molecular approaches solve relevant problems in disease management? What other fields can we exploit in plant pathology ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Post-harvest Pathology

As a collection of papers that includes material presented at the 2008 International Congress for Plant Pathology, this text features research right at the leading edge of the field. The latest findings are particularly crucial in their implications for fruit production; an important market sector where in some ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Plant-microbe Interactions 1

This new series will cover all aspects of research on plant-microbe interactions, including beneficial plant symbioses such as symbiotic nitrogen fixation, plant pathology, plant genetics, molecular biology, agronomy, ecology, and phytochemistry. Over the past several years there has been a tremendous ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases

Plant disease management remains an important component of plant pathology and is more complex today than ever before including new innovation in diagnostic kits, the discovery of new modes of action of chemicals with low environmental impact, biological control agents with reliable and persistent activity, as ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Fruit and Vegetable Diseases

During the past twentieth century, plant pathology has witnessed a dramatic advancement in management of plant diseases through in-depth investigations of host parasite interactions, integration of new concepts, principles and approaches. Our effort in brining out this book is to compile the achievements of ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Urban Forests and Trees

This book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas. The disciplinary background of the authors is varied, ranging from forestry and horticulture to landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. The first ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Fertilization and Irrigation - Theory and Best Practices

The book covers the essentials of plant nutrition and irrigation management. Throughout the 232 pages of the book, the author, Guy Sela, shares his knowledge on the most important aspects of crop nutrition and irrigation, including: Plant nutrients, fertilizer management practices, interpretation of soil ...

By Cropaia

The Role of Plant Pathology in Food Safety and Food Security

This book views the vulnerability of our crops in general to devastating diseases as well as specifically the disease problems of two important staples, rice and cassava. Increased travel and increased transport of plant material throughout the world pose ever more significant risks to the health of our ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Virus Diseases of Trees and Shrubs

This is the second edition of a widely-respected book covering all aspects of virus pathology of trees and shrubs. This new edition contains much new information and the inclusion of a colour plate section will be of great use in symptom recognition. ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Promising African plants

This full-colour publication highlights 25 promising African plants, a selection from 10 years PROTA programme. They include vegetables (e.g. spider plant, roselle, African eggplant), cereals and pulses (e.g. African rice, tef, bambara groundnut), dyes and tannins (e.g. dye-sorghum, n’galama, turmeric), ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests

Nonindigenous plants and plant pests that find their way to the United States and become invasive can often cause problems. They cost more than $100 billion per year in crop and timber losses plus the expense of herbicides and pesticides. And this figure does not include the costs of invasions in less ...

By The National Academies Press (NAP)

Plant breeding and farmer participation

This book complements the traditional approach to plant breeding by addressing a number of issues specifically related to the participation of farmers in a plant breeding programme, and provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of participatory plant breeding in developing countries. It is ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Modules and Case Studies for the 4R Plant Nutrition Manual

Module and Case Study examples describe specific practices related to principles explained in the text of the 4R Plant Nutrition Manual, or provide background information supporting the principles. While modular examples aim to provide experimental data or specific technical information related to the ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

Better Crops International (BCI)

Better Crops International (BCI) was published two times each year from 1996-2003 by the Predecessor of IPNI, the Potash & Phosphate Institute of Canada (PPIC) and the Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI). BCI was intended primarily for agricultural leaders and scientists working in agronomy and related sciences outside North ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

Better Crops with Plant Food

Few publications available today can claim the longevity of Better Crops with Plant Food (BC), the quarterly publication of IPNI. The magazine originated in 1923. It's not easy to describe this unique magazine. With an identity somewhere between an agronomic research journal and a marketing information series, ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

4R Extension Handbook for Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

The IPNI sub-Saharan Africa Program has released an extension handbook for fertilizer management in smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The innovative handbook was developed as a resource for researchers, extension agents, agrodealers and other stakeholders working with smallholder farmers. Its purpose is to ensure that researchers and extension agents working with farmers have adequate ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

A Guide to Identifying and Managing Nutrient Deficiencies in Cereal Crops

This new booklet has been developed by the IPNI South Asia Program in cooperation with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). It is a 50-page field guide (8 1/2 x 11 in. size, wire-o bound) designed to describe the underlying causes of nutrient deficiencies in maize, wheat, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, and barley, with tips on how they might be prevented or remedied. ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

Better Crops South Asia

Following a similar style as our popular quarterly publication, Better Crops with Plant Food, this publication is the result of considerable effort by the IPNI South Asia Programme Staff: Drs. K. Majumdar, T. Satyanarayana, and S. Dutta. In these pages, you will learn of the many challenges and opportunities as ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

Best Management Practices for Turf and Lawn Fertilization

Lawns and other turf areas provide many benefits to humans. There are several factors and practices that go into the establishment and maintenance of a quality lawn, including appropriate and adequate nutrition through application of BMPs and the principles of the 4Rs - right source, at the right rate, right time, and right ...

By International Plant Nutrition Institute

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