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Abstract:
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Contents: I. Introduction to bacteriology and bacteria -- II. Phytobacteriology and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants -- III. Disease and symptoms caused by plant pathogenic bacteria -- IV. Epidemiology -- V. Damage and losses caused by bacterial plant diseases -- VI. Prevention and control of bacterial pathogens and diseases -- VII. Examples of bacterial diseases of cultivated and wild plants.
"This book is a comprehensive manual of phytobacteriology is rich in illustrations, over 200 colour photographs and line illustrations. It starts by briefly outlining the history and science of bacteriology and gives an overview of the diversity and versatility of bacteria. It goes on to explain diagnosis of bacterial plant diseases, including detection, characterization and identification of plant-pathogenic bacteria using conventional and molecular methods, and furthermore how bacteria can cause diseasend how plants react to this."-- BOOK JACKET.
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