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Handbook of Rice Seedborne Fungi
T.W. Mew and P. Gonzales: International Rice Research Institute,
Los Banós, Philippines
ISBN 978-1-57808-255-1; 2002; 83 pages; US $ 76.20 230
color illustrations;
Buy
NowThe purpose of seed health testing is to
assure the safe movement of seed of different crops, for research or trade.
It is premised on the hypothesis that many harmful organisms are carried by
and moved together with the seed, and that these organisms have the
potential to cause severe damage to crop production and crop seed for
international trade once they are introduced. Seed health testing
information reveals the organisms carried by the seed and the level of
infection, or infestation, that will be introduced to another region or
country. The information, although useful, does not indicate the importance
of organisms carried by the seed. For most plant diseases, this information
is not available. Such information comes from experiments or surveys under
field conditions where the seed is grown.
Contents:-Introduction
Functions of Seed Health Testing. Cataloguing Pathogens of
Crops
. Detection Methods
. Post Introduction
Measures
The Missing Link. Epidemiology
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Disease and Infection Cycles
. Seed Transmission
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Relationship between Seedborne Inoculum and Disease Development in the Field
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Inoculum Level and Inoculum Thresholds
. Risk Analysis
.
Microorganisms Associated with Seed
Seed Health Management for
Crop ProductionIdentification of Fungi Detected on Rice
Seed. Seedborne Fungi causing Foliage Diseases in Rice
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Seedborne Fungi causing Stem, Leaf Sheath, and Root Diseases in Rice
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Seedborne Fungi causing Grain and Inflorescence Diseases in Rice
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Other Fungi Detected on Rice Seeds
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