APS PRESS Announces a New Book for Diagnosing and Controlling Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits

Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits presents state-of-the-art biological, molecular, and immunological advances surrounding the causes and strategies for diagnosing and controlling virus diseases of stone fruits. The book’s vivid color images aid in the visual identification of symptomatology while distribution data and improved laboratory techniques provide reliable information and tools for higher diagnostic accuracy. It includes information on economic impact, biology, distribution, taxonomy, genomes, epidemiology, pathogenicity detection, and control measures. This will be an important resource for anyone working with these high-value crops.

Coverage includes:

• pome fruit viruses and related diseases
• pome fruit viroids and related diseases
• pome fruit phytoplasmas and related diseases
• stone fruit viruses and related diseases
• stone fruit viroids and related diseases
• stone fruit phytoplasmas and related diseases
• diseases of pome and stone fruits of undetermined etiology
• virus and virus-like diseases of nuts, figs, and olive trees
• detection methods for pome and stone fruit viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas
• control measures for pome and stone fruit viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas.

Book specifications and data

©2011; 428 pages; 8.5” x 11” hardcover; 68 chapters; 163 color photographs; ISBN 978-0-89054-396-2; Item No. 43962

NOTE: Digital artwork of the cover is available by contacting Karen Ek at apspress@scisoc.org. Please specify if the artwork will be used for print or electronic media.

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