Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xlvii

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2. The Impact of Plant Virus Diseases in Developing Countries

   • J. M. Thresh

   Pages 1-30

3. Principles for control of virus diseases in developing countries

   • I. B. F. Fofana, A. Sangaré, J. Ndunguru, K. Kahn, C. M. Fauquet

   Pages 31-54

4. Epidemiology of tropical plant viruses

   • J. M. Thresh, D. Fargette, M. J. Jeger

   Pages 55-77

5. Plant pathogens and quarantines and the implication for global trade and world food

   • David Pimentel

   Pages 79-89

6. Transfer of crop protection technologies in developing countries

   • Reuben Ausher, Yair Sachs

   Pages 91-105

7. Cassava

   • G. Thottappilly, J. M. Thresh, L. A. Calvert, S. Winter

   Pages 107-165

8. Potatoes in Warm Climates

   • S. M. Paul Khurana, I. D. Garg

   Pages 167-193

9. Potatoes in the Central Asian Republics

   • G. Loebenstein, A. Manadilova

   Pages 195-222

10. Sweet Potato

    • G. Loebenstein, S. Fuentes, J. Cohen, L. F. Salazar

    Pages 223-248

11. Yam

    • G. I. Atiri, S. Winter, O. J. Alabi

    Pages 249-268

12. Rice

    • Lee A. Calvert, Hiroki Koganezawa, Denis Fargette, G. Konate

    Pages 269-294

13. Maize and Sorghum

    • D. T. Gordon, G. Thottappilly

    Pages 295-336

14. Other Cereals

    • Monique Henry, Michael J. Adams

    Pages 337-354

15. Cowpea

    • R. O. Hampton, G. Thottappilly

    Pages 355-376

16. Soybean

    • John H. Hill

    Pages 377-395

17. Peanuts

    • D. V. R. Reddy, K. Thirumala-Devi

    Pages 397-423

18. Common Bean

    • Francisco J. Morales

    Pages 425-445

19. Other legumes

    • K. M. Makkouk, S. G. Kumari, J. d’A. Hughes, V. Muniyappa, N. K. Kulkarni

    Pages 447-476

20. Banana and Plantain

    • J. E. Thomas, A. D. W. Geering, G. Dahal, B. E. L. Lockhart, G. Thottappilly

    Pages 477-496

It appears that a comprehensive and up-to-date book on the impact of virus diseases on the major crops in developing countries is now much needed, especially as there have been rapid advances in the biological and molecular characterization and detection of the pathogens and possible approaches for their control. On the other hand, the economic losses caused by many of these diseases are tremendous and much of the accumulated knowledge to diminish the crop losses has not filtered through, or cannot be applied.
This book is focused on the important crops. Each chapter on a specific crop will include inter alia, geographical distribution, the viruses - symptoms, damage, detection - a brief description of the viruses concerned, and present and future ways for their control. Experts from India, Nigeria, UK, USA, France, Germany, Peru, Japan, Australia, Netherlands, Venezuela, Kazakhstan and Israel (many of them from the International Research Institutions) have contributed chapters to this book.

• Pathogen
• Viruses
• biological
• crops
• distribution
• molecular characterization
• virus

• Department of Virology, Agricultural Research Organisation, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

  Gad Loebenstein

• Mahyco Research Foundation, Hyderabad, India

  George Thottappilly

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