Schumann, Gail L.  1951- <br/><br/>
Hungry planet :  stories of plant diseases / 
 Stories of plant diseases 
Gail L. Schumann and Cleora J. D'Arcy. 
 - St. Paul, Minn. :  The American Phytopathological Society,  c2012. 
 - ix, 294 p. :  ill., maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The irish potato famine : the birth of plant pathology -- The most important plant pathogens : fungi and oomycetes -- Coffee and rubber : monocultures and quarantines -- To grow a healthy plant : soil, water, and air -- Single-celled pathogens : bacteria -- People improving plants : genes and genetic engineering -- Roles people play : epidemics and their management -- Chemicals to protect plants : pesticides -- The world belowground : soilborne pathogens -- Natural poisons and gourmet delicacies : fungi in food -- Ancient and present-day foes: the rusts -- Diseases of the largest plants : trees -- The smallest pathogens : viruses and viroids -- Food for a hungry planet. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780890543993 0890543992 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011938425 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plant diseases.<br/>Pesticides.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB731  / .S38 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>632/.3