Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Potatoes and Production of Seed-Potatoes

by Gad Loebenstein, A.A. Brunt, P.H. Berger, et al.

Book Overview

Potatoes, a major vegetatively-propagated crop, has been closely linked with plant virus research during the last 8 decades because, without their effective control potato viruses can cause considerable losses of crop quality and yield. Such research has resulted in marked advances in diagnosis, from relatively simple biological and serological tests to electron microscopy, sophisticated serological procedures and, more recently, the use of polymerase...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401037361
• ISBN13: 9789401037365
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"