| Foreword |
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| Preface to the Second Edition |
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| Preface to the First Edition |
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Nature and Causes of Plant Diseases |
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Disease Diagnosis and Management Strategies |
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2 | (3) |
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Characteristics of Pathogenic Microbes |
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5 | (34) |
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6 | (11) |
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Methods of Isolation of Pathogens |
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17 | (5) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (11) |
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31 | (8) |
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Symptoms of Plant Diseases |
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39 | (64) |
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39 | (30) |
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Cytopathological Characteristics |
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69 | (15) |
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Molecular Genetics of Pathogenicity |
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84 | (19) |
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100 | (3) |
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Dissemination of Plant Pathogens |
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103 | (32) |
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Transmission of Plant Viruses |
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103 | (20) |
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123 | (4) |
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Transmission of Bacterial Pathogens |
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127 | (4) |
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Transmission of Fungal Pathogens |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (28) |
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Detection of Plant Viruses |
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139 | (3) |
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Detection of Phytoplasmas |
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142 | (3) |
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Detection of Fungal Pathogens |
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145 | (6) |
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Detection of Bacterial Pathogens |
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151 | (10) |
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161 | (6) |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (30) |
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Preparation of Support Films |
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171 | (1) |
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Calibration of the Electron Microscope |
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172 | (1) |
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Techniques for Identification of Plant Viruses |
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172 | (12) |
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Techniques for Detection of Phytoplasmas |
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184 | (1) |
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Techniques for Detection of Fungal Pathogens |
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185 | (4) |
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Techniques for Detection of Bacterial Pathogens |
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189 | (1) |
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Scanning Electron Microscopy |
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189 | (8) |
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191 | (6) |
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197 | (82) |
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Detection of Plant Viruses |
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197 | (36) |
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Detection of Phytoplasmas |
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233 | (4) |
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Detection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria |
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237 | (7) |
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Detection of Fungal Pathogens |
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244 | (13) |
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257 | (22) |
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258 | (21) |
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Nucleic Acid--Based Techniques |
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279 | (108) |
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280 | (3) |
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Detection of Plant Viruses |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (4) |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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290 | (31) |
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Detection of Phytoplasmas |
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321 | (11) |
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Detection of Fungal Pathogens |
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332 | (23) |
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Detection of Bacterial Pathogens |
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355 | (32) |
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371 | (16) |
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Detection of Double-Stranded RNAs |
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387 | (4) |
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Diagnosis and Monitoring of Plant Diseases |
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391 | (6) |
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Plant Disease Diagnostic Centers |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (1) |
| References |
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397 | (114) |
| Index |
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