Archaeologists generally agree that agriculture began 8,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Robert P. Scheffer

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Cambridge <etc.>, 1997

1, 1997

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-312) and index.

This book is about how disease develops in plants, from the origins and evolution of parasites to how the great plant epidemics developed. The basic premise of the book is that the conditions favoring disease are inherent in agriculture and that diseases became destructive because of human activities. It also deals with how people have deal with plant diseases in history - from demons to DNA. Included in the book are the natural histories of some of the most damaging plant diseases, worldwide, with discussions of why each became destructive. Diseases are grouped according to the most significant factors in the development of epidemics; in every case, this is due to a human factor. Discussion of each model disease proceeds from observable facts to more complex concepts; thus, the reader with little knowledge of plant pathology should have no trouble with the text. Special terminology and jargon are avoided as much as possible (a glossary of special terms is included)

Robert P. Scheffer. Includes Bibliographical References (p.273-312) And Index.

ix, 325 p. : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-312) and index

2024-07-01