Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests

About this book

Since the publication of the second edition of Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests almost two decades ago, pea production acreage has increased tremendously in response to rising consumer demands for healthy foods and sustainable production systems. This timely revision documents, collates, and presents pea production problems in a single, comprehensive volume.

Divided into three parts – Infectious Diseases, Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies, and Noninfectious Disorders – this third edition offers updated disease and pest descriptions and identification information, along with pathogen and insect life cycles. It also includes sections on nutrient disorders and abiotic and vertebrate damage, as well as a new introduction with brief histories of pea usage and production and discussion of the botany of the pea plant. Coverage is provided of all types of peas, including those that utilize both pods and seeds.

This new edition includes 205 high-quality images – more than 90% of them new. The editors placed special emphasis on providing more images of plant injury symptoms caused by herbicides and nutritional deficiencies, along with pathogens and insects. A comprehensive glossary; an appendix with a list of the common names of diseases, disorders, and insect pests; and an index provide useful tools for readers.

With contributions from almost 50 scientists affiliated with organizations from seven countries, this compendium will serve as the preeminent guide about pea diseases, disorders, and pests worldwide. It will provide a comprehensive and reliable reference for field workers, diagnosticians, Extension specialists, agronomists, horticulturalists, entomologists, home gardeners, and other agriculture and horticulture professionals and enthusiasts, along with plant pathologists concerned with the production of pea.

Contents

Introduction
- Origin, Domestication, and History of Pea Production and Usage
- Origin and History
- Pea (Pisum)
- Botany of Pea
- Pathogens of Peas

Part I. Infectious Diseases
- Seedborne Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
- Bacterial Blight
- Pink Seed
- Fungal and Oomycete Diseases
- Root Diseases
- Aphanomyces Root Rot
- Fusarium Root Rot
- Fusarium Wilt
- Pythium Seed and Seedling Rot
- Rhizoctonia Seed and Seedling Rot
- Thielaviopsis Root Rot
- Foliar Diseases
- Ascochyta Complex
- Botrytis Gray Mold
- Downy Mildew
- Powdery Mildew
- Rust
- Septoria Leaf Spot
- Sclerotinia White Mold
- Foliar Diseases of Minor Importance
- Phytoplasma Disease
- Aster Yellows
- Viral Diseases
- Alfalfa mosaic virus
- Bean leafroll virus
- Pea enation mosaic virus
- Pea seed-borne mosaic virus
- Pea streak virus
- Red clover vein mosaic virus
- Viral Diseases of Minor Importance
- Diseases Caused by Nematodes
- Pea Cyst Nematode
- Root-Knot Nematode
- Root-Lesion Nematode
- Parasitic Weed
- Broomrape

Part II. Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies
- Insect Pests
- Seedling and Root Feeders
- Seedcorn Maggot
- Wireworms
- Stem and Leaf Feeders
- Cutworms
- Leaf and Nodule Feeders
- Pea Leaf Weevil
- Leaf and Pod Feeders
- Grasshoppers
- Western Flower Thrips
- Twospotted Spider Mites
- Pod and Seed Feeders
- Lygus Bugs or Plant Bugs
- Pea Weevil
- Sap Feeders
- Pea Aphid
- Natural Enemies of Insect Pests
- Predators
- Lady Beetles and Ladybugs
- Lacewings (Aphid Lions)
- Minute Pirate Bugs
- Syrphid Flies (Hover Flies, Flower Flies)
- Parasitoids
- Parasitic Wasps
- Entomopathogenic Fungi

Part III. Noninfectious Disorders
- Nutritional Disorders
- Albinism
- Frost Damage
- Hail Injury
- Hollow Heart
- Water Congestion
- Vertebrate Pests of Pulse Crops
- Rodents
- Ungulates (Deer, Pronghorn, and Elk)
- Birds
- Herbicide Injury
- Guide to the Identification of Pea Diseases and Disorders in the Field

Appendix
Glossary
Index

Customer Reviews