Bacterial Diseases of Plants

Bacterial diseases are of great economic concern, and their importance in overall losses caused by various other pathogens, such as fungi and viruses, is often undermined in developing countries. The book contains 24 chapters featuring bacterial diseases of individual crops and providing amazing characterization of the diseases. It also includes information on bacterial diseases that appear on different crops the world, thereby making the content of interest to plant pathologists around the world. The bacterial diseases are widespread and are difficult to identify and to control. Few pesticides are available for use in control, many plant pathologists are not well trained in the management of bacterial diseases. Bacterial Diseases of Plants offers concise information on bacterial diseases of crops, proving a valuable asset to students, scientists in industry and academia, farmers, extension workers, those who deal with crops that are vulnerable to bacterial diseases.