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Virus and virus-like diseases of major crops in developing countries /

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It appears that a comprehensive and up-to-date book on the impact of virus diseases on the major crops in developing countries is now much needed, especially as there have been rapid advances in the biological and molecular characterization and detection of the pathogens and possible approaches for...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Loebenstein, G. (Gad), Thottappilly, G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; London : Kluwer Academic, [2003]
Subjects:
Virus diseases of plants > Developing countries.
Food crops > Diseases and pests > Developing countries.
Food crops > Diseases and pests.
Virus diseases of plants.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Impact of plant virus diseases in developing countries / J.M Thresh
  • Principles for control of virus diseases in developing countries / I.B.F. Fofana, A. Sangare, J. Ndunguru, K. Kahnand C.M. Fauquet
  • Epidemiology of tropical plant viruses / J.M Thresh, D. Fargette and MJ. Jeger
  • Plant pathogens and quarantines and the implication for global trade and world food / David Pimentel
  • Transfer of crop protection technologies in developing countries / Reuben Ausher and Yair Sachs
  • Cassava / G. Thottappilly, J.M. Thresh, L.A. Calvert and S. Winter
  • Potatoes in warm climates / S.M. Paul Khurana and I.D. Garg
  • Potatoes in the Central Asian republics / G. Loebenstein and A. Manadilova
  • Sweet Potato / G. Loebenstein, S. Fuentes, J. Cohen and L. F Salazar
  • Yam / G. I. Atiri, S. Winter and 0. J. Alabi
  • Rice / Lee A. Calvert, Hiroki Koganezawa, Denis Fargette and G. Konate
  • Maize and sorghum / D.T. Gordon and G. Thottappilly
  • Other cereals / Monique Henry and Michael JAdams
  • Cowpea / R. O. Hampton and G. Thottappilly
  • Soybean / John H. Hill
  • Peanuts / D. V. R. Reddy and K. Thirumala-Devi
  • Common Bean / Francisco J. Morales
  • Other legumes / K.M. Makkouk, S.G. Kumari, J. d'A. Hughes, V. Muniyappa and N.K. Kulkarni
  • Banana and plantain / J. E Thomas, A. D. W. Geering, G. Dahal, B. E. L. Lockhart and G. Thottappilly
  • Papaya / Gustavo Fermin and Dennis Gonsalves
  • Cocoa / MJ. Jeger, L.A. Ollenu, L.S. Hagen and M. Jacquemond
  • Sugarcane / Grant R. Smith and Philippe Rott
  • Coconut and other palm trees: viroid diseases / Maria Judith B. Rodriguez
  • [Coconut and other palm trees:] foliar decay disease in Vanuatu / D. Hanold, J.P. Morin, JP. Labouisse and J. W. Randles
  • [Coconut and other palm trees:] lethal yellowing of coconut and lethal declines of palms
  • J. H. Tsai and N. A. Harrison
  • Graft-transmissible diseases of citrus / Richard F. Lee and Moshe Bar-Joseph
  • Tomato / Y. Antignus
  • Cucurbits / Herve Lecoq
  • Other Vegetables / Anupam Varma and Bikash Mandal
  • Tospoviruses / D. Peters
  • Cotton / V.G. Malathi, G. Radhakrishnan and A. Varma
  • Sunflower / S. Winter and K. Ravi
  • Spices / Anindya Roy, H.S.Savithri and R. Usha.