Plant Virus Diseases of Agricultural Crops

Contents: Preface. 1. Introductory: Techniques of handling plant viruses. 2. The technique of insect transmission of plant viruses, artificial feeding of insect vectors. The insect vectors described. 3. The virus diseases of the potato. 4. The virus diseases of root crops. 5. The virus diseases of pulse and pasture crops. 6. The virus diseases of vegetables. 7. The virus diseases of soft fruit and hops. 8. The virus diseases of ornamental plants. 9. The virus diseases of some medicinal plants and the viruses harboured by certain weeds. Appendices. Index.

This interesting and useful work is primarily intended for practical agriculturists and horticulturists, but it is also hoped that it will prove acceptable to the student and be of value to the busy advisory officer. The first two chapters deal with the more elementary technique of plant-virus study and the rest of the book gives descriptions and illustrations of the common virus diseases of farm and garden crops (potato, sugar beet, and other root crops, pulse and pasture crops, vegetables, soft fruit and hops, ornamental plants, and some medicinal and weed plants), with information on their control. Each chapter is provided with a list of literature and figures are given of the insect vectors. (jacket)