Common Diseases of Small Grain Cereals: A Guide to Identification

Centro lnternacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), 1983. — 142 pp.The main purpose of this guidebook is to assist in the identification of diseases and of pathogens causing diseases in cereal crops. It is not intended as an authoritative text on diseases, nor does it provide any new information on diseases or diagnostic techniques. Its primary audience includes breeders, agronomists, and young scientists-intraining, especially in developing nations, who are
responsible for identifying and recording trial data, screening segregating populations for disease resistance, and verifying the disease reactions of various types of plant material in their programs.
Contents:
Introduction.
Field and laboratory techniques and equipment.
Disease groups and their general symptoms.
The rusts.
Helminthosporium diseases.
Septoria complex and septoria-like diseases.
Smuts and bunts.
Fusarium diseases.
Miscellaneous root and crown diseases.
Miscellaneous leaf and head diseases.
Saprophytic and weakly pathogenic fungi.
Bacterial diseases.
Viral and mycoplasmal diseases.
Injury from nematodes and other pests.
Physiological and genetic disorders.
Nutrient deficiencies and environmental stresses.
Glossary and selected references.