Diseases of Fruits and Nuts

Contents:  Introduction. 1. Scab of apples. 2. Blotch of apples. 3. Bitter rot of apples. 4. Rust diseases of apple. 5. Sooty blotch and fly speck. 6. Powdery mildew on apples. 7. Stony pit of pears. 8. Scab on the pear. 9. Fire blight of pears in California. 10. Phony peach and peach mosaic. 11. Brown rot of peach. 12. Scab or black spot on peach. 13. Bacterial spot of peach. 14. Anthracnose of peach. 15. Cherry leaf spot. 16. Two root rots of fruit trees. 17. Coryneum blight of stone fruits.18. Root rots in the east. 19. Virus diseases of stone fruits. 20. Bacterial canker of stone fruits. 21. The tristeza disease of citrus. 22. Foot rot of citrus trees. 23. Virus diseases of citrus fruits. 24. Virus diseases of grapevines. 25. Ills of the American Bunch grapes. 26. Red stele disease of strawberry. 27. Virus diseases of the strawberry. 28. Diseases of berries in the west. 29. Diseases of berries in the east. 30. The cultivated highbush blueberry. 31. Disorders of cranberries. 32. Problems in growing pecans. 33. Filberts and Persian walnuts. 34. Diseases of muscadine grapes. 35. Diseases of the avocado. 36. Apricot and almond brown rot. Index.

"The present monograph Diseases of Fruits and Nuts provides complete and concise coverage in a very simple and succinct language. The book has been written in such a manner that even beginner can understand easily. It will be immense help to understand intricacies of the subject for which it is well known.

This work has been divided into 36 chapters related to diseases of fruits and nuts. In presenting the information of an each crop diseases the information cited is proportional to its importance. Thus, the information and views have been arranged in an orderly sequence. It has been written in a simple language. It is hoped that this edition will further benefit the students, researchers and pathologist." (jacket)