Wheat diseases: an overview

Wheat diseases: an overviewFungal and viral pathogens lead to significant yield losses in wheat crops worldwide. This chapter reviews the important fungal and viral diseases of wheat, considering their mode of infection, symptoms, distribution and effect on wheat yield. Responses to each pathogen are discussed, including adaptations to wheat production systems, the use of fungicides and insecticides, and improvement of the resistance of wheat to pathogens. Particular emphasis

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improving fertilizer use (including the use of mycorrhizal fungi)

Breeding for spot blotch resistance in barley is also discussed

This volume reviews advances in on-farm herd health management to prevent and limit disease amongst dairy cattle

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The most influential and controversial speeches of Joseph Stiglitz are gathered together for the first time in this volume

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This book examines Eastern European perspectives on European identity

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