Infectious Forest Diseases

By: Michael Wingfield and Paolo Capretti and Paolo Gonthier and Richard Hamelin and J Stenlid and Bernard Slippers and Tadeusz Kowalski and Robert Mathiasen and Robert Edmonds and Rimvydas Vasaitis and Michael Ostry and Thomas Kirisits and Marieka Gryzenhout and Thomas Harrington and Kathy Lewis and Caroline Mohammed and Libor Jankovsk and Rosie Bradshaw and Naoto Kamata and Matteo Garbelotto and Helen Griffiths and Thomas Cech and William Otrosina and Giovanni Nicolotti and Lilja Arija and Roberto Danti and Jean Guillaumin and Daniel Rigling

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Synopsis: Today, forest health and the management of threats towards it are attracting more and more attention on a global scale. This book covers the most recent advances in the management of forest diseases, including the epidemiology and infection biology of forest pathogens, and forest protection based on integrated pest and disease management approaches. A comprehensive range of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other organisms are discussed in detail, making this book essential reading for forest managers and extension specialists. Written by recognised authorities in the subject of forest health, this book also provides a wealth of information useful for researchers and lecturers of forest pathology and ecology.