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Am. Phytopathological Soc.

Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — December 2007
Arrangement is by title.

Compendium of brassica diseases.

Ed. by S. Roger Rimmer et al. (The disease compendium series)
Am. Phytopathological Soc., ©2007    117 p.    $59.00    SB608
978-0-89054-344-3

The cover shows a cornucopia of crops from the Brassicaceae family, among them: broccoli, kale, radish, turnip, watercress, and various forms of cabbage. Rimmer (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatchewan) and fellow North American food scientists introduce this reference guide for agricultural extension service plant pathologists, other specialists, commercial growers, and students in the field. International experts describe the taxonomic and genetic relationships of these crops; and the symptoms, disease cycle, and management of major infectious and noninfectious-agent caused diseases (arranged alphabetically in separate sections). Ample color photos to aid identification and a glossary complete the text. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Compendium of rose diseases and pests; 2d ed.

Horst, R. Kenneth amd Raymond A. Cloyd. (The disease compendium series)
Am. Phytopathological Soc., ©2007    83 p.    $59.00    SB608
978-0-89054-355-9

A rose by any other name may smell just as sweet, but black spot, botrytis, and many other causes can blight its beauty. In this update of the 1983 reference guide for plant pathologists, other specialists, and serious rosarians, Horst (Cornell U.; developer of an organic fungicide not mentioned in the text) and Cloyd (Kansas State U., Manhattan) introduce roses diseases arranged by causal agent/pest, and their management — including growing varieties resistant to them. This edition adds coverage of insect and mite pests, and includes color photos to aid identification, a glossary, recent references, and an appended table of the common names of rose diseases and their causes. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Nuevo diccionario ilustrado de micología.

Ulloa, Miguel and Richard T. Hanlin.
Am. Phytopathological Soc., ©2006    672 p.    $99.00    QR245
978-0-89054-341-2

This is a Spanish-language version of the Illustrated Dictionary of Mycology (2000) that has been expanded and updated by Ulloa (Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico) and Hanlin (plant pathology, U. of Georgia, US) and now includes the definitions and etymological derivations of some 5,000 mycological terms. The entries are cross-referenced and also include equivalent terms in English, as well as an English to Spanish guide in the appendices. New to the dictionary is a list of species of fungi, intended to aid in their location in the dictionary proper. Also included is an outline of the classification of the fungi taxa down to the genus level. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The study of plant disease epidemics.

Madden, Laurence V. et al.
Am. Phytopathological Soc., ©2007    421 p.    $89.00    SB731
978-0-89054-354-2

This work seeks to refine understanding of plant diseases through the study of temporal and spatial dynamics of plant epidemics, so that plant pathologists will be able to evaluate the epidemiological literature, understand why various methods have been applied, and interpret the significance of published results. Mathematical and statistical models are used throughout the book to characterize epidemics. Chapters cover measuring plant diseases, quantifying and comparing epidemics, the components of disease, pathogen dispersal and disease gradients, spatio-temporal disease dynamics, patterns of plant disease, estimating plant disease by sampling, decision making in the practice of plant disease management, and epidemics and crop yield. Madden is affiliated with Ohio State University. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)