Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics Volume 1: Introduction of Plant Viruses and Sub-Viral Agents, Classification, Assessment of Loss, Transmission and Diagnosis /

• Main Author: Sastry, K. Subramanya (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant pathology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Sciences.

Plant virus and sub-viral agents cause considerable losses in crop production as they are so widely spread.  They are transmitted by means of vegetative propagation of seedlings and also through insect vectors.  They infect field crops, vegetables, cereals, oil seeds, fruit crops and ornamentals.  T...

Table of Contents:

• CHAPTER I
• Introduction to plant virus and viroid diseases in tropics
• CHAPTER II
• Viruses and sub-viral agents
• CHAPTER III
• Impact of Virus and Viroid diseases on crop yields
• CHAPTER IV
• Transmission of Plant Viruses and Viroids
• CHAPTER V
• Diagnosis and Detection of Virus and Viroid diseases.