This new edition integrates the new wave of Cannabis research with older information never before translated into English. It is a compendium of information on insect pests, fungal and oomycete diseases, virus and mycoplasma diseases, bacteria, nematodes, assorted parasitic plants, and other pests (including mites, molluscs, birds and mammals). The contents have been grouped into sections, in order to make it easier for the reader to identify and trouble-shoot their pest and disease problems. For example, the section on arthropod pests is divided into chapters depending on which part of the plant is affected, e.g. insects and mites that suck fluids; insects that chew flowering tops; insects that chew stalks and branches; insects that chew leaves; and insects associated with young seedlings and roots. Similarly, the section on diseases contains chapters on flowering top diseases; wilts, blights and root rots; leaf and stalk diseases; damping off diseases; and epiphytes and endophytes. The final section provides an extensive overview of the biological, natural and chemical solutions to the pests and diseases of hemp, with details on products, application methods and dosages. The text is structured to serve both technical and general readers: general information in early chapters provides a conceptual framework for technical information presented later in the book.
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Researchers in plant pathology, entomology, botany and horticulture. Hemp cultivators and growers.
Section One: Prerequisite information about crop biology 1: Principles
of plant protection 2: Requirements for growth 3: Taxonomy and ecology
Section Two: Arthropod pests (insects and mites) of Cannabis 4: Insects and
mites that suck fluids 5: Insects chewing flowering tops, seeded and unseeded
6: Insects chewing stalks and branches 7: Insects chewing leaves 8: Insects
injuring seedings or roots Section Three: Cannabis diseases caused by fungi
and oomycetes 9: Flowering top diseases 10: Leaf and stalk diseases 11: Root
rots, wilts, and blights 12: Damping off diseases of seedlings 13:
Phyllosphere/rhizosphere epiphytes and endophytes Section Four: Other
Cannabis pests and pathogens 14: Virus, viroid, and phytoplasma diseases 15:
Bacterial and nematode diseases 16: Parasitic plants, protozoans, slugs,
vertebrate pests, weeds 17: Abiotic (non-living) causes of disease and injury
18: Post-harvest problems Section five: Control of diseases and pests 19:
Cultural and mechanical methods 20: Biological control 21: Biorational
chemical control
John McPartland, DO, MS works for the University of Vermont, Department of Family Medicine. Beginning cannabinoid research in 1981, Dr McPartland has researched the history and evolution of the cannabis plant, synergistic action of cannabis compounds, and therapeutic uses of medical cannabis. He received his BS in Botany and Chemistry from Penn State, his MS in Plant Pathology from University of Illinois, and his Doctor of Osteopathy from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
