Disease Management in Cocoa
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-010-4943-6 (ISBN)
1 Introduction to the international witches’ broom project.- Witches broom disease of cocoa — an overview.- Cocoa production in South America.- The international witches’ broom project.- Operational structure of IWBP.- Facilities and personnel involved in IWBP.- Training element of IWBP.- The experimental programme.- 2 The pathosystem.- The pathosystem in outline.- Aspects of the pathosystem.- Managing the pathosystem.- 3 The IWBP studies.- Comparative epidemiology experiment.- Gradients from isolated sources.- Comparative phytosanitation experiments: gradients in plantations.- Interpretation of results.- 4 Comparative epidemiology studies: introduction.- Methods for comparative epidemiology experiment.- Site profiles.- 5 Comparative epidemiology experiment: Brazil.- Methods.- Results and discussion.- Comparative analysis and discussion.- Conclusions.- Management implications.- 6 Comparative epidemiology study: Colombia Caldas and Llanos Orientales.- Methods.- Results and discussion.- Conclusions.- Management implications.- 7 Comparative epidemiology study: Ecuador.- Materials and methods.- Results and discussion.- Conclusions and disease management implications.- 8 Comparative epidemiology study: Grenada.- Methods.- Results and discussion.- Conclusions.- Management implications.- 9 Comparative epidemiology study: Trinidad.- Methods.- Results and discussion.- Conclusions.- Management implications.- 10 Comparative epidemiology study: Venezuela.- Materials and methods.- Results and discussion.- Conclusions.- Management implications.- 11 Comparative epidemiology of the witches’ broom pathosystem.- Climate.- Basidiocarp production.- Phenology of susceptible host tissue.- Disease dynamics.- Infection efficiency.- General discussion and conclusions.- Diseasemanagement implications.- 12 Disease gradients of Crinipellis perniciosa on cocoa seedlings.- Materials and methods.- Results and discussion.- Implications for disease management.- 13 Comparative phytosanitation studies.- Protocol methods.- Site description and results.- Summary of results of sanitation.- Implications for disease management.- 14 Witches’ broom in Bahia, Brazil.- Witches’ broom outbreak in Bahia.- Cocoa phenology and climate at Itabuna, Bahia.- Prediction of witches’ broom epidemics.- 15 Disease management: recommendations.- New plantings.- Existing plantations.- Rehabilitation.- Conclusions.- 16 Future prospects for improvements in disease management.- Phytosanitation.- Biological control.- Fungicides.- Disease resistance and breeding.- Appendix I IWBP committees.- Appendix II IWBP workshops.- Appendix III Theses published by IWBP students.- Appendix IV IWBP experimental protocols.- References.
This useful book gives an authoritative account of past and present research - Experiental Agriculture
Zusatzinfo | XVII, 249 p. |
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Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
ISBN-10 | 94-010-4943-2 / 9401049432 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-010-4943-6 / 9789401049436 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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