Plant Pathology, Fourth Edition [Hardcover]

George N. Agrios (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0120445646 | ISBN-13: 978-0120445646 | Publication Date: March 12, 1997 | Edition: 4

This is a classic textbook on plant diseases: how to recognize them, treat them, and prevent them. It is thoroughly updated and revised by the addition of color plates, new references, and a larger, more easily accessible format. Plant Pathology, Fourth Edition, continues to be the most complete resource that students, faculty, and professionals turn to when in need of well-organized, essential information regarding the pathology of plants. Vital information, comprehensive coverage, and authoritative details make this the text that should be on the bookshelf of every plant scientist in need of a reference on plant disease.

* Thoroughly revised and updated, including 30% more new material
* The latest basic information on molecular techniques and biological control
Comprehensive in coverage
* Numerous excellent new diagrams and photographs that now also include a new section of color plates
* New enlarged format
* A large variety of disease examples for instructors to choose for their course

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Fourth Edition of this well-established text has created a classic textbook embracing the whole of plant pathology, ideal for undergraduate courses and for those associated with research and practice of applied plant pathology in all climatic regions. The new, larger format and extensive use of high quality illustrations (including colour plates) and the widespread use of annotated flow diagrams to show pathogen life cycles, the gene-for-gene concept, forecasting of epidemics and procedures for isolation and culture of pathogens are all exceedingly well done. I recommend this book highly for teaching and reference."
--B. Williamson in EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE

Book Description

The newest edition of Agrios' classic text on plant diseases, which has more than 26,000 sales in the current edition --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 635 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 4 edition (March 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120445646
• ISBN-13: 978-0120445646
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible for plant pathologists, November 7, 2001

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Christina Koutsidou (Cyprus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plant Pathology, Fourth Edition (Hardcover)

It is the best and most up to date book on plant pathology. It is the bible of plant pathology. It looks into life cycles, symptoms, history and control of diseases. It is mainly concerned with diseases caused by fungi but also looks at diseases caused by bacteria or nematodes. It is an excellent book in that it covers different aspects of plant pathology and all the information are up to date.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent text, October 6, 2006

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Doc Dave "Doc Dave" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

This is an excellent introduction to plant pathology and the kind of book one tends to hold onto to use as a reference after finishing their coursework. I have known plenty of graduate students who've held onto their copies, and I've really never heard any serious criticisms of this book. The coverage is broad, and it will serve as a useful, interesting and highly readable reference for those with interests in bacteriology, virology, mycology, botany and a variety of other fields that overlap with aspects of plant pathology. Typically when I rate textbooks I am fairly harsh because the cost is generally high while contents often leave much to be desired. In my opinion this book is an exception, and I think the cost reasonably reflects the value of the information contained.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best textbook on Plant Pathology, October 9, 2005

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Jose Amador - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

This is by far the best reference on the subject of Plant Pathology. It will be useful not only to plant pathologists, but to other plant scientists and biologists as well. George has done an excellent job in bringing his now famous textbook up to date. I have many books on Plant Pathology; this is by far the best. The fifth edition includes many new pictures and drawings to illustrate the concepts relating to diseases of plants. Plus many new sections dealing with the state-of-art of this science. George says this will probably be the last edition he will write. What a way to cap such an illustrious career!