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Coffee wilt disease
Editor(s): Flood, J., et al.
Pub year: 2010 (H ISBN 9781845936419)
This book represents a compilation of the current knowledge of various aspects of coffee wilt disease (CWD) including information about the pathogen and its management. It covers the status of CWD in the...
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Management of fungal plant pathogens
Editor(s): Arya, A., et al.
Pub year: 2010 (H ISBN 9781845936037)
This book provides an overview of our current knowledge of some plant-pathogen interactions in economically important crops, emphasizing the importance of pathogenic fungi on fruits, cereals, postharvest...
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Molecular plant breeding
Editor(s): Xu, Y., et al.
Pub year: 2010 (H ISBN 9781845933920)
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the components (molecular tools and methodologies as well as conventional approaches) that should be integrated within plant breeding programmes for the...
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Biorational tree-fruit pest management
Editor(s): Aluja, M., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934842)
This book contains 9 chapters that cover topics on: conceptual framework for integrated pest management of tree-fruit pests; the evolution of key tree-fruit pests (classical cases); functional and...
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Intellectual property rights and food security
Editor(s): Blakeney, M., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845935603)
This book examines the contribution which intellectual property rights can make in the struggle for food security in developing countries. The book consists of 11 chapters. Chapter 1 locates intellectual...
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The mango: botany, production and uses
Editor(s): Litz, R. E., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934897)
This book on mango covers the following: botany and importance (chapter 1); taxonomy and systematics (chapter 2); important mango cultivars and their descriptors (chapter 3); breeding and genetics...
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Insect pathogens: molecular approaches and techniques
Editor(s): Stock, S. P., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934781)
This book attempts to bring together a broad array of molecular techniques and approaches currently used in insect pathology. It is divided into four parts: (i) identification and diagnostics; (ii)...
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Environmental impact of genetically modified crops
Editor(s): Ferry, N., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934095)
This book, containing 20 chapters, addresses the major concerns of scientists, policy makers, environmental lobby groups and the general public regarding the controversial issue on environmental impact...
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Potatoes postharvest
Editor(s): Pringle, B., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9780851995021)
This book concentrates on the essential principles of storage, grading and dispatch of potatoes. The focus is the potato tuber and all of the influences that can affect its final quality when sold....
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Grapes
Editor(s): Creasy, G. L., et al.
Pub year: 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934019)
This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field...
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