Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition – Ebook PDF Version – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0890544247
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0890544242
• Author:  Jeffrey B. Jones (Editor), Thomas A. Zitter (Editor), Timur M. Momol (Editor), Sally A. Miller (Editor)

Botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit. But by common understanding it is often considered a vegetable as well. Regardless of which term you use, tomato is the most Googled fruit and one of the most commonly grown.

Unfortunately, tomato plants are also a common target for many diseases and pests, affecting production for anyone growing the crop, including commercial producers trying to maximize yield and the small scale gardener who wants flawless and flavorful garden fresh tomatoes for salads, cooking, and canning.

Enter Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition. The nearly 250 images and associated information in this highly useful and significantly upgraded book allows anyone-from the gardener to professional-to identify, understand, diagnose, and treat more than 60 diseases of tomato occurring throughout the world. This impressive new handbook, written by expert plant pathologists working with this crop, includes nearly 20 new diseases and disorders, including those caused by fungi and oomycetes, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses and viroids.

Table contents:

Introduction

PART I. Infectious Diseases

Diseases Caused by Fungi and Oomycetes

Diseases Caused by Bacteria

Diseases Caused by Phytoplasmas

Diseases Caused by Viruses

Diseases Caused by Viroids

Postharvest Diseases and Disorders

Diseases Caused by Nematodes

Part II. Arthropod Pests

Mites

Insects

“Worm” Pests

Part III. Noninfectious Diseases, Disorders, and Damage

Physiological Diseases

Nutritional Disorders

Herbicide Damage

Genetic Diseases

Part IV. Diseases of Undetermined Etiology

Title tags:

Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests – Identification and Management Guide
Essential Guide to Tomato Plant Health – Diseases and Pest Solutions
Master Tomato Gardening: Comprehensive Disease and Pest Compendium