This book is a presentation of the latest techniques for disease management by a global team of experts. The book addresses the major diseases of economically important ornamentals with the goal of capturing the latest disease management strategies along with diagnostic photographs.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Editors and Contributors
• Contributors
• Florists’ Crops: Global Trends and Disease Impact - Robert J. McGovern and Wade H. Elmer
• Part I Components of Integrated Disease Management
• Fundamentals and Advances in Plant Problem Diagnostics - Tim Schubert, Ayyamperumal Jeyaprakash and Carrie Harmon
• Nutritional Disorders of Florists’ Crops - Rosa E. Raudales
• Insect Management for Disease Control in Florists’ Crops - Raymond A. Cloyd
• Breeding for Disease Resistance in Florists’ Crops - Zhanao Deng
• Environment Modification for Disease Management - Maria Lodovica Gullino and Angelo Garibaldi
• Fungicides and Biocontrols for Management of Florists’ Crops Diseases - Cristi L. Palmer and Ely Vea
• Soil/Media Disinfestation for Management of Florists’ Crops Diseases - Erin N. Rosskopf, Nancy Kokalis-Burelle, Steven A. Fennimore and Cheryl A. Wilen
• Sanitation for Management of Florists’ Crops Diseases - Warren E. Copes
• Mineral Nutrition and Florists’ Crops Diseases - Lawrence E. Datnoff and Wade H. Elmer
• Postharvest Disease Management - Anastasios I. Darras
• Part II Florists’ Crops Diseases: Cut Flowers
• Diseases of Anthurium - Anne M. Alvarez
• Diseases of Carnation - Silvia M. Wolcan, Ismael Malbrán, Cecilia A. Mourelos, Marina N. Sisterna, Mirian del P. González, Adriana M. Alippi, Andrés Nico and Gladys A. Lori
• Diseases of Celosia - Ann B. Gould
• Diseases of China Aster - Harukuni Horita and Robert J. McGovern
• Diseases of Chrysanthemum - Jane C. Trolinger, Robert J. McGovern, Wade H. Elmer, Nancy A. Rechcigl and Christine M. Shoemaker
• Diseases of Delphinium - Stephen N. Wegulo
• Diseases of Gerbera - Elizabeth I. Brisco-McCann and Mary K. Hausbeck
• Diseases of Gypsophila - Silvia M. Wolcan, Cecilia A. Mourelos, Marina N. Sisterna, Mirian del P. González, Adriana M. Alippi, Andrés Nico and Gladys A. Lori
• Diseases of Lisianthus - Robert J. McGovern
• Diseases of Orchid - Prasartporn Smitamana and Robert J. McGovern
• Diseases of Peonies - Andrea R. Garfinkel and Gary A. Chastagner
• Diseases of Proteaceae - Brett A. Summerell
• Diseases of Rose - Jay W. Pscheidt and Tatiana Gomez Rodriguez
• Diseases of Snapdragon - Stephen N. Wegulo and A. R. Chase
• Diseases of Stock - Steven T. Koike
• Diseases of Sunflower - Thomas J. Gulya, Febina Mathew, Robert Harveson, Samuel Markell and Charles Block
• Diseases of Zinnia - Dorota Szopińska
• Part III Florists’ Crops Diseases: Potted Flowers
• Diseases of Azalea - Robert G. Linderman
• Diseases of Begonia - Cristina Rosa and Gary W. Moorman
• Diseases of Coleus - Blair R. Harlan and Mary K. Hausbeck
• Diseases of Gardenia - A. J. Palmateer and A. R. Chase
• Diseases of Geranium - Cristina Rosa and Gary W. Moorman
• Diseases of Holiday Cacti: Schlumbergera and Hatiora - Robert L. Wick
• Diseases of Hydrangea - Yonghao Li, Margaret T. Mmbaga, Boru Zhou, Jacqueline Joshua, Emily Rotich and Lipi Parikh
• Diseases of Kalanchoe - Robert L. Wick
• Diseases of Poinsettia - Margery L. Daughtrey and A. R. Chase
• Part IV Florists’ Crops Diseases: Flowering Geophytes
• Diseases of Caladium - H. M. Bowman, J. E. Polston and Robert J. McGovern
• Diseases of Cyclamen - Wade H. Elmer and Margery L. Daughtrey
• Diseases of Daffodil (Narcissus) - Gordon R. Hanks and Gary A. Chastagner
• Diseases of Lily - Gary A. Chastagner, Jaap M. van Tuyl, Martin Verbeek, William B. Miller and Becky B. Westerdahl
• Diseases of Gladiolus - Wade H. Elmer and Kathryn K. Kamo
• Diseases of Tulip - Robert J. McGovern and Wade H. Elmer