By Gail Schumann and Cleo D’Arcy Innovative new textbook for introductory plant pathology courses! Read Excerpts
from Chapters 3 and 11 and see Chapter 3 of the CD-Rom in its entirety. · Its easy-to-read, open-page design has illustrations and boxed call-outs emphasizing critical concepts. · “In This Chapter” presents key concepts the students will learn. · Disease Classics provide short boxed summaries of important diseases typically studied in introductory plant pathology courses. · “Did you know?” call-outs present cultural and historical facts about plant diseases to help students understand how plant pathology impacts the real world. · Case studies help students understand the specific causes, symptoms, and cycles of important diseases. · Each Chapter includes Study Questions to help students check their comprehension and Recommended Resources to challenge them to learn more. · “Words to Know” at the end of each chapter will improve your student’s plant pathology vocabulary. Students will find these words defined in the Illustrated Glossary included in the companion CD-Rom that comes packaged with their book. · Icons in the book identify direct links to specific CD-Rom and Internet exercises appealing to today’s digitally oriented student. These exercises allow instructors to custom design virtual labs to complement their lectures. · Full integration between the textbook, CD-Rom, and the APS peer-reviewed Education Center, the most popular area of APSnet. This is today’s student’s Internet connection for key feature articles on hot topics written by practicing plant pathologists. Instructors will appreciate how the CD-Rom helps with course prep. It allows you to easily tie your lectures to the textbook to emphasize key concepts. Every image and illustration in the book is included on the CD-Rom and ready to be imported into an instructor’s PowerPoints. It’s easy to copy and paste diagrams and color photos into presentations and reinforce your lectures with corresponding illustrations in the book. The students can use the illustrations on the CD-Rom too. CONTENTS: Chapter 1 What is wrong with my plant? How do we diagnose plant diseases? What is the plant disease triangle? How do we know what organism causes a disease? What are biotrophs and necrotrophs? What is a disease cycle and how can we use it? Chapter 2 What are the causes of plant diseases? Fungi What is a fungus? What symptoms and signs do fungi cause? How do fungi survive and spread? Chapter 3 What are the causes of plant diseases? Bacteria What are bacteria? What symptoms and signs do bacteria cause? How do bacteria survive and spread? How are bacterial diseases diagnosed? How are bacterial diseases managed? Chapter 4 What are the causes of plant diseases? Nematodes What are nematodes? What symptoms and signs do nematodes cause? How do nematodes survive and spread? How are diseases caused by nematodes diagnosed? How are diseases caused by nematodes managed? Chapter 5 What are the causes of plant diseases? Viruses What is a virus? What symptoms and signs do viruses cause? How do viruses survive and spread? How are viral diseases diagnosed? How are viral diseases managed? Chapter 6 What are the causes of plant diseases? Parasitic plants What are parasitic flowering plants? What symptoms and signs do parasitic flowering plants cause? How do parasitic flowering plants survive and spread? How are diseases caused by parasitic flowering plants diagnosed? How are parasitic flowering plants managed? Chapter 7 What are the causes of plant diseases? Abiotic factors What are abiotic factors? What symptoms do abiotic factors cause? How are abiotic diseases diagnosed? How are abiotic diseases managed? Chapter 8 What types of plant diseases are there? What is damping-off? What diseases commonly affect foliage, flowers, and fruit? What are: vascular diseases? cankers? gall diseases? root rots? What is wood decay? What are post-harvest diseases? Chapter 9 How do plants interact with pathogens? Part I. Ecological interactions How do pathogens survive in the absence of their host plant? How do pathogens find their hosts? How do pathogens penetrate plants? Part II. Physiological interactions How do pathogens establish an infection? How do plants defend themselves? Part III. Genetic interactions What are the genetic interactions between plants and their pathogens? How can we create disease-resistant plants? Chapter 10 How do people influence plant disease epidemics? What is an epidemic? Can we predict plant diseases? How do people affect the susceptibility of plants to disease? How do people affect the environment of plants in ways that increase disease? How do people affect the ability of pathogens to cause disease? How do plant disease epidemics affect people? Chapter 11 How can we prevent or manage plant disease epidemics? How do we choose the appropriate methods of disease management? How do we: AVOID pathogens? EXCLUDE pathogens? ERADICATE pathogens? PROTECT plants? How can we create integrated, sustainable management programs? Appendix 1. Disease classics Appendix 2. Example diseases Appendix 3. Rapid assays for pathogens About the Authors
Authors Gail Schumann and Cleo D'Arcy
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textbook at the READ EXCERPTS FROM CHAPTERS 3 and 11 AND THE CD-ROM Click the links below to read the Preface and Excerpts from Chapters 3 and 11 showing examples of learning concepts to help students and teachers. The concepts shown here are presented throughout the book and will challenge students to use critical thinking to understand plant pathology. Click the 5th link to see how you can use the CD-Rom to engage your interactive student. Excerpt LINK #1 - Preface to Essential Plant Pathology: Read about How to Use this Book and Hints for Instructors. Excerpt LINK #2 shows the following concepts as they appear in Chapter 3: Begin with Question (Gets your student focused) In This Chapter (key concepts to learn) --Did You Know? (prompts critical thinking) --Textbox (explains a key concept) --Words in Bold (identify important words in the text) --Images (illustrate the science and historical importance) --Images (images appear in full color on the CD-ROM that comes with every student's book) Excerpt LINK #3 shows the following concepts as they appear in Chapter 3: --Disease Classic (puts plant pathology in perspective) --Prompt for a CD-ROM Lesson (for a self-directed student) --boxed call-out (explains a key concept) --References (for more information) --Did You Know? (for interesting extras that enhance the text) --Chapter Review Questions (what have we learned?)--Challenge Questions (high level thinking) --Management Strategies (with real world examples) --Plant Disease Lessons (your online lab) --Words to Know (definitions are on the CD and shown in bold in each chapter) --Exercises (to learn by doing) --Internet Resources (for a worldwide view of plant pathology) Excerpt LINK #4 shows the first 7 pages of Chapter 11: --See why Essential Plant Pathology is a refreshing introduction to Plant Pathology for your students.Excerpt LINK #5 Sample the CD-Rom: For the digital student, Essential Plant Pathology comes equipped with an engaging CD-Rom that ties directly to the textbook with innovative self-directed lessons, interactive exercises, a powerful plant pathology glossary, and direct links to key information in the APS Education Center and the Internet. For the busy instructor, the CD-Rom provides chapter summaries, specially selected color images with additional identifying information in the captions for print-quality handouts and custom PowerPoints, and the ability to offer your students a dynamic digital tool to enhance your classroom lectures. See Chapter 3 of the CD-Rom. FREE 60-Day Evaluation for Instructors Plant Pathology educators may review Essential Plant Pathology for consideration as a course textbook. Examine the book and companion CD-Rom free for 60 days with no obligation to purchase (U.S. customers). You will receive the book along with an invoice. If you choose to keep the book, but not adopt it for your class, simply pay the invoice. If you choose to adopt the book for your class, keep the book with compliments of APS PRESS when you write “Complimentary Desk Copy” on your invoice and return it with a photocopy of your bookstore order or bookstore acquisition request for 10 or more copies of the textbook. If you decide not to adopt the book for your class and you do not wish to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the book and CD-Rom with a copy of your invoice and and write cancel on the invoice. Contact APS PRESS Customer Care Call 1.800.328.7560 or send an e-mail to aps@scisoc.org and request a free-60-day examination copy. Please include Name of Course, Name of Institution, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address and the name of the book. 2006; 8½” X 11” hardcover; 349 pages illustrated; ISBN 0-89054-342-9; (3 pounds); Item No 43429 Value-packaged for Students One price includes the Textbook AND Interactive CD-Rom! |
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