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Taylor & Francis Environmentally Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control 1997 Edition by Jack E. Rechcigl, Nancy A. Rechcigl
The use of chemicals in agriculture and home gardens has become an area of concern due to improper use and negative environmental effects. Environmentally Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control addresses alternative approaches for managing crop diseases. It gives a balanced overview of state-of-the-art environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control and discusses the latest trends. Table of Contents : Environmental AspectsThe Influence of Environment on the Development and Control of Disease, H.A. McCartneyEcological Approaches to Disease Control, M.A. Boudreau and C.C. MundtChemical ControlUse of Chemical Measures, R.A. Hamlen, B. Labit, J.A. Bruhn, M.J. Holliday, C.M. Smith, and C.A. ShillingfordBiological ControlBacteria for Biological Control of Plant Diseases, P.A. Backman, M. Wilson, and J.F. MurphyFungal Control Agents, R.S. Mehrotra, K.R. Aneja, and A. AggarwalViral Control Agents, C.M. Rush and J.L. SherwoodPhysiological AspectsConstitutive Barriers and Plant Disease Control, D. PruskyInduced Resistance to Disease, R. Hammerschmidt and E.K. DannPlant Breeding, M. CarsonCultural PracticesSanitation, Eradication, Exclusion, and Quarantine, A.B. Gould and B. I. HillmanAgronomic Measures, C.M. Rush, G. Piccinni, and R.M. HarvesonPhysical Methods of Soil Sterilization for Disease Management, Including Soil Solarization, R.J. McGovern and R. McSorleyBiotechnologyTissue Culture, J.M. Van Eck and F.D. SmithGenetic Engineering, M. Fuchs and D. GonsalvesIndex