New Schumann and D’Arcy Book Feeds Hunger for Plant Pathology

February 20, 2012

St. Paul, Minn. (February, 2012)– APS PRESS announces another title from Gail Schumann and Cleo D’arcy, Hungry Planet: Stories of Plant Diseases. Hungry Planet tells the stories of plant pathology with a passionate voice and laces each tale with the essential research-based information to help readers understand the interrelationship between agriculture, the human condition, and the science that connects the two. The book examines the effects plant diseases have had on human culture by weaving together true-life tales from ancient days and modern times. Hungry Planet explores sometimes controversial topics that challenge readers to think beyond the disease outbreaks to consider the impact these biological events have on our personal lives.

This clearly written book is an ideal entry-level text for inquisitive college students who are majoring in a subject other than plant pathology, especially those in general education and core science classes. There is a student resources website organized around the book’s topics that will help bring the stories of plant diseases to life through podcasts, exercises, and other teaching tools. For those teaching with this book, there is an instructor’s-only web interface with resources that will be your course guide throughout the semester. Anyone interested in science, environmental issues, food production, or sustainability will find this book fascinating.

Book Specifications and Data
©2012; 8" x 10" softcover; 304 pages; 75 line drawings; 93 photos; 2 pounds; ISBN 978-0-89054-399-3

This book is published by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) and may be purchased for $65 plus S&H from APS PRESS. To order this book go to http://www.shopapspress.org or call toll-free 1.800.328.7560 USA/Canada or +1.651.454.7250 elsewhere.

Review copies of Hungry Planet: Stories of Plant Diseases are available. If you are interested in reviewing this book in your publication and can forward a copy of the published review within six months of receiving the book, please send your request with details of your publication to Karen Ek at kek@scisoc.org.

NOTE: Digital artwork of the book’s cover is available by contacting Karen Ek using the contact information provided. Please specify if the artwork will be used for print or electronic media.