A Farmer's Guide to Soybean Diseases
Edited by: Daren Mueller, Kiersten Wise, Adam Sisson, Damon Smith, Edward Sikora, Carl Bradley, and Alison Robertson
One of the keys to achieving maximum economic returns is minimizing disease pressure, and the cornerstone of effective disease management is accurate diagnosis. This is not easy given the broad spectrum of diseases found in the field—and also given that symptoms can look very similar.
A Farmer’s Guide to Corn Diseases provides the images, tools, and non-technical guidance to help ag professionals accurately diagnose corn diseases and disorders found in the fields of the United States, Canada, and other countries where corn is grown.
This no-nonsense, highly accessible book features diagnostic keys and other extensive cross-referencing tools to help users quickly find diseases and minimize identification errors. It features…
- An easy-to-follow introduction to corn diseases and disorders
- A non-technical overview on diagnosing corn diseases in a field setting
- Disease listings organized by part of the corn plant affected
- Disease distribution maps to help narrow the search for suspect diseases
- Basic instructions for using diagnostic and scouting tools, like hand lenses
- A glossary defining the various diseases and diagnostic terms used in the book
A Farmer’s Guide to Corn Diseases also provides general management recommendations, giving growers and crop specialists an excellent primer for discussions with extension or crop specialists in their specific state or province about localized treatments.
This book is a truly collaborative effort. Thirty-three experts from more than 20 universities, agencies, and companies packed their vast collective corn disease knowledge into this highly accessible book written with the grower in mind.
A Farmer's Guide to Corn Diseases
Edited by: Kiersten Wise, Daren Mueller, Adam Sisson, Damon Smith, Carl Bradley, and Alison Robertson
One of the keys to achieving maximum economic returns is minimizing disease pressure, and the cornerstone of effective disease management is accurate diagnosis. This is not easy given the broad spectrum of diseases found in the field—and also given that symptoms can look very similar.
A Farmer’s Guide to Corn Diseases provides the images, tools, and non-technical guidance to help ag professionals accurately diagnose corn diseases and disorders found in the fields of the United States, Canada, and other countries where corn is grown.
This no-nonsense, highly accessible book features diagnostic keys and other extensive cross-referencing tools to help users quickly find diseases and minimize identification errors. It features…
- An easy-to-follow introduction to corn diseases and disorders
- A non-technical overview on diagnosing corn diseases in a field setting
- Disease listings organized by part of the corn plant affected
- Disease distribution maps to help narrow the search for suspect diseases
- Basic instructions for using diagnostic and scouting tools, like hand lenses
- A glossary defining the various diseases and diagnostic terms used in the book
A Farmer’s Guide to Corn Diseases also provides general management recommendations, giving growers and crop specialists an excellent primer for discussions with extension or crop specialists in their specific state or province about localized treatments.
This book is a truly collaborative effort. Thirty-three experts from more than 20 universities, agencies, and companies packed their vast collective corn disease knowledge into this highly accessible book written with the grower in mind.
A Farmer's Guide to Soybean Diseases and A Farmer's Guide to Corn Diseases (2-Volume Set)
A Farmer's Guide to Soybean Diseases
PART ONE: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: How to Use This Book
CHAPTER 2: Understanding Soybean Diseases and Disorders
Impact of Diseases on Soybean
Infectious Diseases
What Is Plant Disease?
The Plant Disease Triangle
Major Groups of Plant Pathogens
The Disease Cycle
Breaking the Disease Cycle
Noninfectious Disorders
The Soybean Plant
Stages of Development
Effects of Stress at Key Developmental Stages
Scouting for Diseases of Soybean
PART TWO: Soybean Diseases and Disorders
CHAPTER 3: Diagnostic Key
Field Conditions and Crop Stage
Weather Conditions
Disease Timeline and Field Distribution
Symptoms and Signs
General Plant Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms and Signs on Specific Plant Tissues
CHAPTER 4: Foliar Diseases
Aerial Blight
Alfalfa Mosaic
Bacterial Blight
Bacterial Pustule
Bean Pod Mottle
Cercospora Leaf Blight and Purple Seed Stain
Downy Mildew
Frogeye Leaf Spot
Peanut Mottle
Phomopsis Seed Decay
Phyllosticta Leaf Spot
Powdery Mildew
Septoria Brown Spot
Soybean Dwarf
Soybean Mosaic
Soybean Rust
Soybean Vein Necrosis
Target Spot
Tobacco Ringspot
Tobacco Streak
Wildfire
CHAPTER 5: Root and Stem Diseases
Anthracnose Stem Blight
Brown Stem Rot
Charcoal Rot
Fusarium Root Rot and Wilt
Phymatotrichum Root Rot
Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot
Pod and Stem Blight
Pythium Seedling Blight and Root Rot
Red Crown Rot
Rhizoctonia Seedling Blight and Root Rot
Root-Knot Nematode
Southern Blight
Soybean Cyst Nematode
Stem Canker (Northern and Southern)
Sudden Death Syndrome
Thielaviopsis Root Rot
White Mold
Other Nematodes (Sting, Lesion, Reniform, and Lance)
CHAPTER 6: Noninfectious Disorders
Nutrient and Fertilizer Disorders
Chemical Injury
Environmental Conditions and Genetic Disorders
Insect and Mite Injury
CHAPTER 7: Diseases of Quarantine or Worldwide Importance
Bacterial Tan Spot
Red Leaf Blotch
CHAPTER 8: A Closer Look
Using a Hand Lens
Looking at Microscopic Images
Creating a Moist Chamber
Glossary
Image Credits
Index
A Farmer's Guide to Corn Diseases
Preface
Contributors
Contents
PART ONE: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: How to Use This Book
CHAPTER 2: Understanding Corn Diseases and Disorders
Impact of Diseases on Corn
Infectious Diseases
What Is Plant Disease?
The Plant Disease Triangle
Major Groups of Plant Pathogens
The Disease Cycle
Breaking the Disease Cycle
Noninfectious Disorders
The Corn Plant
Stages of Development
Effects of Stress at Key Developmental Stages
Scouting for Diseases of Corn
PART TWO: Corn Diseases and Disorders
CHAPTER 3: Diagnostic Key
Field Conditions
Weather Conditions
Disease Timeline and Field Distribution
Symptoms and Signs
General Plant Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms and Signs on Specific Plant Tissues
CHAPTER 4: Foliar and Aboveground Diseases
Anthracnose Leaf Blight
Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight
Common Rust
Common Smut
Corn Stunt
Crazy Top
Diplodia Leaf Streak
Eyespot
Goss’s Wilt
Gray Leaf Spot
Head Smut
Holcus Leaf Spot
Maize Bushy Stunt
Maize Chlorotic Dwarf
Maize Chlorotic Mottle
Maize Dwarf Mosaic
Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Northern Corn Leaf Spot
Physoderma Brown Spot and Stalk Rot
Sorghum Downy Mildew
Southern Corn Leaf Blight
Southern Rust
Stewart’s Disease
Other Viruses
CHAPTER 5: Crown and Root Diseases
Fusarium Crown and Root Rot
Pythium Seedling Blight and Root Rot
Red Root Rot
Rhizoctonia Crown and Brace Root Rot
Root-Lesion Nematode
Sting and Needle Nematodes
Other Nematodes
CHAPTER 6: Stalk Rots
Anthracnose Stalk Rot
Bacterial Stalk and Top Rot
Charcoal Rot
Diplodia Stalk Rot
Fusarium Stalk Rot
Gibberella Crown Rot and Stalk Rot
Pythium Stalk Rot
CHAPTER 7: Ear Rots
Mycotoxins
Aspergillus Ear Rot and Aflatoxin
Cladosporium Ear Rot
Diplodia Ear Rot
Fusarium Ear Rot and Fumonisin
Gibberella Ear Rot and Mycotoxins
Nigrospora Ear Rot
Penicillium Ear Rot
Trichoderma Ear Rot
CHAPTER 8: Noninfectious Disorders
Nutrient and Fertilizer Disorders
Chemical Injury
Environmental Conditions and Genetic Disorders
Insect Injury
CHAPTER 9: Diseases of Worldwide Importance That Do Not Occur in the United States and Canada
Fijiviruses
Maize Streak
Late Wilt
Asian Downy Mildews
CHAPTER 10: A Closer Look
Using a Hand Lens
Microscopic Images
Creating a Moist Chamber
Glossary
Image Credits
Index
Publish Date: 2016
ISBN: Multiple ISBN's
Publication Weight: 4 lbs
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A Farmer's Guide to Soybean Diseases and A Farmer's Guide to Corn Diseases (2-Volume Set)