Plant Diseases : Their Causes and Control

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Definition and symptoms of disease. 3. Causes of plant diseases. 4. Control and prevention of plant diseases. 5. Fungicides: spraying, dusting and paints. 6. Seed treatment. 7. Soil disinfection. Bibliography.

"The book is the outcome of much interest in plant diseases shown by the author. The book describes about the nature of disease in plants, the organisms and circumstances which cause plant diseases and methods of their control and preservation. The book described in simple and lucid manner without going much into detail and technicalities.

The students of agriculture, plant pathology and farmers who intend to get a preliminary idea of the subject will find this book useful." (jacket)