A ‘Colorful’ Book Rich with History!

To phrase the timeless words of George Santayana, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” 

The Bacterium of Many Colors imparts lessons of the past through a fascinating collection of historical stories behind plant pathogen and disease discoveries, as well as the important lessons plant pathologists learned while researching them.

This entertaining book was written for a diverse audience that includes historically minded plant pathologists, agricultural and biological science enthusiasts at the high school and college levels, and virtually anyone else interested in plant biology and history.

Early chapters of The Bacterium of Many Colors provide foundational knowledge about the major pathogen groups and how the diseases they cause were discovered and studied.

The remaining chapters feature a variety of engaging stories and can be read independently in any order. Many of these chapters address specific diseases and are arranged in three broad parts: consequences of human error; novel control strategies; important findings related to key pathological and scientific concepts.

The book’s author, veteran plant pathologist and history enthusiast Robert M. Harveson, presents a range of diseases from the more obscure, forgotten, or unfamiliar outbreaks to some of the most infamous plant disease epidemics in history.

This important book should appeal to all plant pathologists, as it includes  examples representing the majority of pathogen groups, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, phytoplasmas, and prokaryotes.

Topical focus and biographical profile sidebars add more ‘color’ to the stories and help the reader explore subjects in greater depth. They also help provide readers with a greater understanding of and insights into the key topics and the individuals who shaped the plant pathology discipline. Throughout, the book is well illustrated with nearly 300 images.

The Bacterium of Many Colors will stimulate a range of audiences, from advanced high school students interested in biology, to undergrads looking for their specialty area, early career scientists and even veteran plant pathologists. This book will be inspirational to any scientist striving to make scientific breakthroughs today and deliver novel scientific results to the plant pathology community. It will be an excellent textbook for those teaching non-major science courses, as well.

The Bacterium of Many Colors will be published at a discounted rate as an Amazon e-Book for use by students in non-major science courses and personal use.

60-Day Evaluation for Instructors

Plant Pathology educators may review The Bacterium of Many Colors for consideration as a course textbook.

Customers inside the U.S. - Examine the book free for 60 days with no obligation to purchase. You will receive the book along with an invoice. If you choose to keep the book, but not adopt it for your class, simply pay the invoice. If you choose to adopt the book for your class, keep the book with compliments of APS PRESS when you write “Complimentary Desk Copy” on your invoice and return it with a photocopy of your bookstore order or bookstore requisition form for 10 or more copies of the textbook. If you decide not to adopt the book for your class and you do not wish to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the book in resalable condition with a copy of your invoice and write cancel on the invoice.

Customers outside the U.S. – Request an exam copy of the book for 60 days. You will initially pay for the book and if you choose to adopt the book for class, e-mail or mail a photocopy of your bookstore order or bookstore requisition form for 10 or more copies of the textbook and APS PRESS will issue a full refund for the book. If you decide not to adopt the book for your class and you do not wish to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the book in resalable condition with a copy of your invoice within 60-days of the order date and write cancel on the invoice. You will receive a full refund.

Click here to request a 60-day examination copy.

Call 1.800.328.7560 U.S. and Canada (+1.651.454.7250 elsewhere) or send an e-mail to aps@scisoc.org.

Please include name of course, name of institution, your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the name of the book.

The Bacterium of Many Colors

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Plant Diseases and the Major Pathogen Groups

Chapter 2: A Brief History of Plant Nematology

Chapter 3: A Brief History of Mycology

Chapter 4: A Brief History of Phytobacteriology

Chapter 5: A Brief History of Plant Virology

Part II: Unintended Consequences

Chapter 6: The Bacterium of Many Colors

Chapter 7: The Opportunistic Fungus

Chapter 8: The Deadly Debacle from Dixie

Chapter 9: On a Slow Boat from China: Exotic Introductions from the Orient

Part III: Novel Control Measures

Chapter 10: Plant Parasite from the Animal Kingdom

Chapter 11: The Sweet Corn Disease of Long Island

Chapter 12: The New England Yankee Who Saved the South

Chapter 13: Bread or Barberry?

Chapter 14: France’s Problem of the Vine Imported from America

Part IV: New Pathology and Scientific Concepts

Chapter 15: The Birds and the Bees in Mycology: The Complicated Sex Lives of Rust Fungi

Chapter 16: Are All Wheat Viruses Soilborne?

Chapter 17: Disease Magnets

Chapter 18: The Centennial Rust Disease

Chapter 19: The Charter Member of the Root Pathogen Club

Chapter 20: The Mysterious Lives of Those Elusive Gram-Positive Nebraska Natives

Chapter 21: The Three Amigos: A Virus Complex with 300-Plus Hosts

Chapter 22: The Original Genetic Engineer

Chapter 23: Harnessing Good Microbes for Use Against Bad: Biological Control of Soilborne Pathogens Through Suppressive Soils

Index

60-Day Evaluation for Instructors

Plant Pathology educators may review The Bacterium of Many Colors for consideration as a course textbook.

Customers inside the U.S. - Examine the book free for 60 days with no obligation to purchase. You will receive the book along with an invoice. If you choose to keep the book, but not adopt it for your class, simply pay the invoice. If you choose to adopt the book for your class, keep the book with compliments of APS PRESS when you write “Complimentary Desk Copy” on your invoice and return it with a photocopy of your bookstore order or bookstore requisition form for 10 or more copies of the textbook. If you decide not to adopt the book for your class and you do not wish to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the book in resalable condition with a copy of your invoice and write cancel on the invoice.

Customers outside the U.S. – Request an exam copy of the book for 60 days. You will initially pay for the book and if you choose to adopt the book for class, e-mail or mail a photocopy of your bookstore order or bookstore requisition form for 10 or more copies of the textbook and APS PRESS will issue a full refund for the book. If you decide not to adopt the book for your class and you do not wish to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the book in resalable condition with a copy of your invoice within 60-days of the order date and write cancel on the invoice. You will receive a full refund.

Click here to request a 60-day examination copy.

Call 1.800.328.7560 U.S. and Canada (+1.651.454.7250 elsewhere) or send an e-mail to aps@scisoc.org.

Please include name of course, name of institution, your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the name of the book.