Compendium of tomato diseases and pests
By: edited by Jeffrey B. Jones, Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Thomas A. Zitter, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Timur M. Momol, Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Sally A. Miller, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster
Edition: Second edition.
Series: The disease compendium series of the American Phytopathological Society; Disease compendium series
Publisher: APS Press/The American Phytopathological Society; Amer Phytopathological Society
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780890544242
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Tomatoes; Diseases and pests
Description: "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." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Previous edition published 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I. Infectious Diseases; title: Part II. Arthropod Pests; title: Part III. Noninfectious diseases, disorders, and damage; title: Part IV. Diseases of unconfirmed etiology.