Tree Diseases and Disorders Causes, Biology, and Control in Forest and Amenity Trees

by Butin, Heinz; Lonsdale, David; Strouts, R. G.

• ISBN13: 9780198549321
• ISBN10: 0198549326
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-10-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a concise and accurate diagnostic guide to practically all the diseases and disorders that affect both forest and amenity trees in Europe, including many that occur in other continents. The book is organized pragmatically, according to the part of the tree affected - separate chaptersdeal with other disorders such as leaf diseases, bark damage, and damage to woody tissues. Important trees are covered throughout northern Europe, as well as those scheduled for quarantine from outside Europe.

Table of Contents

Damage to flowers and seeds

Damage to seedlings and young plants

Damage to needles and leaves

Damage to buds, shoots and branches

Bark damage

Wilt diseases

Damage to the standing stem

Damage to fallen and felled timber

Epiphytes, symbionts and parasitic flowering plants

Changes in habit and growth abnormalities

Spore tables

Classification of fungi and lichens

Latin-English names of woody plants

Glossary

Literature

Index

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