The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases. Second edition. 2006. illustr. XV, 576 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Plant disease epidemiology is a dynamic science that forms anessential part of the study of plant pathology. This book bringstogether a team of 35 international experts. Each chapter deals with anessential component of the subject and allows the reader to fullyunderstand how each exerts its influence on the progress of pathogenpopulations in plant populations over a defined time scale. Since thefirst edition of the text was published in 1998, many new developmentshave occurred in the subjects covered, particularly moleculardiagnostics, modelling, fungicide resistance and informationtechnology. The second edition of the book is a comprehensive text onall aspects of plant disease epidemiology that should serve as aninvaluable reference work for those involved in this fascinating scienceof crop plants.