Field and Laboratory Guide to Tree Pathology

The Second Edition of this text offers information on diseases, updated citations, and revised taxonomy and terminology of the fungi, bacteria, and other organisms that affect trees.

This book presents field and laboratory techniques as well as basic information on tree disease pathology for students, foresters, plant scientists, and arboriculturalists. This second edition includes expanded historical documentation, updated taxonomy and terminology for both pests and diseases, an entirely new introduction, new chapters on tree biology, general control strategies, and diagnostic techniques, and a new section of color plates. All the references have been comprehensively updated and the exercises included for students have been revised, making this guide a useful tool for students, teachers, and practitioners interested in tree disease.
* New chapters added on tree biology, general control strategies, and diagnostic techniques
* Additional information on the histories of diseases
* Thoroughly updated citations
* Comprehensively revised taxonomy and terminology
* Color plates to aid in the proper diagnosis of tree diseases