Cacao Diseases A History of Old Enemies and New Encounters /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bailey, Bryan A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Meinhardt, Lyndel W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant pathology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book reviews the current state of knowledge concerning cacao pathogens and methods for their management. Topics discussed include the history, biology and genetic diversity of Moniliophthora (which causes witches’ broom and frosty pod rot) and Phytophthora species (which causes black pod rot) t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I The crop and its pathogens
• Part II Moniliophthora roreri and Moniliophthora perniciosa: history and biology
• Part III Phytophthora spp. causal agents of black pod rot
• Part IV Pathogens of expanding concern
• Part V Pathogens of local concern and potential to spread
• Part VII Non-microbial maladies of cacao
• Part VIII Disease Management.