Compendium of Peanut Diseases

by N. Kokalis-Burelle (Editor), N. Kokalis-Burelle

Compendium of Peanut Diseases, Second Edition is a guide to the identification, diagnosis, and control of peanut diseases and disorders. Bringing together color photographs and authoritative information in a single volume, this convenient compendium is a valuable resource for peanut growers and crop consultants around the world.

First published in 1984, this compendium has become a standard guidebook for the peanut industry. The new edition is reorganized and it includes many revisions and updates. New features include a section on genetic modification as well as additional color photographs and illustrations.

The contributors are an international group that includes 50 peanut experts from the United States, India, The Peoples Republic of China, Malawi, Australia, Israel, and South Africa. They offer advice on diseases and disorders found in each of the world's major peanut-growing regions.

Detailed descriptions of 55 peanut diseases are the core of the book. Covering diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses, these descriptions present detailed information on symptoms, causal organisms, disease cycle, control, host range, transmission, detection, and epidemiology. In addition to diseases, the compendium also describes peanut disorders caused by environmental stress, insects and arthropods, and parasitic flowering plants. Other sections of the compendium cover beneficial organisms, organisms with an undetermined relationship to peanuts, disease management strategies, genetic modification, and a listing of disease and insect resistant cultivars currently available for use by growers and breeders.

Table of Contents

Introduction; The Peanut; Origin of the Peanut; Taxonomy of the Genus Arachis; Peanut Diseases

Part 1: Biotic Diseases

Diseases Caused by Fungi; Alternaria Leaf Spot; Anthracnose; Aspergillus Crown Rot; Black Hull; Botrytis Blight; Charcoal Rot; Choanephora Leaf Spot; Cylindrocladium Black Rot; Delimited Shell Spot; Diplodia Collar Rot; Early and Late Leaf Spots; Fusarium Diseases; Myrothecium Leaf Blight; Neocosmospora Foot Rot; Olpidium Root Discoloration; Peanut Pod Rot Complex; Pepper; Spot and Leaf Scorch; Pestalotiopsis Leaf Spot; Phanerochaete Omnivora; Phomopsis Blight; Phyllosticta Leaf Spot; Phymatotrichum Root Rot; Powdery Mildew; Pythium Diseases; Rhizoctonia Diseases; Rust; Scab; Sclerotinia Blight; Stem Rot; Verticillium Wilt; Web Blotch; Yellow Mold and Aflatoxin; Zonate Leaf Spot

Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Bacterial Leaf Spot; Bacterial Wilt

Diseases Caused by Nematodes; Root-Knot Nematodes; Root-Lesion Nematodes; Sting Nematodes; Ring Nematodes; Peanut Pod Nematodes; Other Nematodes

Diseases Caused by Viruses; Tomato Spotted Wilt and Peanut Bud Necrosis Viruses; Peanut Clump and Indian Peanut Clump Viruses; Groundnut; Rosette Virus; Peanut Mottle Virus; Peanut Stripe Virus; Peanut Stunt Virus; Cowpea Mild Mottle Virus; Cucumber Mosaic Virus; Peanut Chlorotic Streak Virus; Other Viruses; Witches Broom

Part 2: Abiotic Diseases

Drought Stress; Frost Injury; Genetic Disorders; Hail Injury; Herbicide Injury; Lightning Injury; Nutrient Imbalances; Ozone Damage

Part 3: Insects and Arthropods

Foliage Feeders; Intracellular Feeders; Root and Pod Feeders; Stored Product Feeders

Part 4: Other Organisms, Parasitic Flowering Plants

Alectra vogelii; Striga, spp.; Cuscuta campestris

Part 5: Beneficial Organisms

Mycorrhizae; Rhizobia; Bacillus subtilus; Leaf Surface Epiphytes; Dicyma pulvinata;

Part 6: Management of Peanut Diseases

Strategies; Genetic Modification; Disease and/or Insect Resistant Cultivars

Glossary; Index

Paperback

Published February 15, 1997