Biology and Integrated Management of Turfgrass Diseases
eBook - ePub

Biology and Integrated Management of Turfgrass Diseases

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Biology and Integrated Management of Turfgrass Diseases

About this book

Cultivated turfgrass is an assemblage of mown, perennial grasses or prostrate-growing forb plants and a suite of microbes all competing with each other in a common environment. This book approaches turfgrass diseases from an ecological perspective and explains with examples how wild plants and microbes have co-evolved. It addresses the identification, biology and integrated management of both common turfgrass diseases and newly emergent diseases. It includes the common and lesser-known turfgrass species, their surrounding environment and the range of beneficial and pathogenic microbes which in combination explain why disease occurs. For disease identification purposes, fungal diseases are arranged according to their predominantly cool season and warm season occurrence. Turfgrass bacterial and viral diseases, and plant parasitic nematodes are also covered. Written by a team of international authors, it combines technical expertise and practical experience. Essential for anyone involved in managing turfgrass, this book provides the know-how to identify the early warning signs of diseases, in order to manipulate the environment and minimise the damage.

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Yes, you can access Biology and Integrated Management of Turfgrass Diseases by Gary W. Beehag,Nathan R. Walker,Percy T.W. Wong,Jyri Kaapro in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias biológicas & Botánica. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. About the Authors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Turfgrass Ecosystems
  10. 2 Environment, Host and Pathogen: Disease Epidemiology
  11. 3 Ecological Groups and the Environment of Turfgrass Microorganisms
  12. 4 Monitoring, Forecasting, Symptomology, Sampling and Diagnosis
  13. 5 Genetic, Cultural and Biological Management of Turfgrass Diseases
  14. 6 Cool-Weather Fungal Diseases of Mown Grasses
  15. 7 Warm-Weather Fungal Diseases of Mown Grasses
  16. 8 Fungal Diseases of Mown Forbs
  17. 9 Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria, Primitive Microbes and Viruses
  18. 10 Plant-Parasitic and Beneficial Nematodes
  19. 11 Understanding Turfgrass Protectant Pesticides
  20. Glossary
  21. Index
  22. Back Cover