Plant Protection 3 : Selected Ornamentals, Fruit and Vegetables

PREFACE
Information on Each Pest, Disease or Weed is Presented in
a Standard Prescription Form:
Common name
Scientific name
Host range
Disease/pest cycle
Overwintering
Spread
Conditions favouring
Control
Cultural methods
Sanitation
Biological control
Resistant varieties
Plant quarantine
Disease-free planting material
Physical and mechanical methods
Pesticides
Pest management
Some pests, diseases and weeds are
dealt with in more or less detail than
others. If the common name of a pest
or disease has the common name of
the host plant/situation then it is
described under that plant/situation, eg
Cucumber mosaic under Cucurbits
Greenhouse thrips under Greenhouses
Oleander scale under Oleander
If the common name of the pest does not
indicate the plant, or if the host is not
included in this book then the index must
be consulted, eg
Twospotted mite (red spider)
Pesticides are not generally listed in this book as there are many computerised systems
available which provide up-to-date information, eg Chemwatch (Melbourne), Infopest (Qld),
Peskem (Qld) and the National Registration Authority (Canberra). Some industries, eg the
turf industry, publish current recommendations for their particular industry. See Preface xii.
Selected references
Only key references are included.
Management
Selection
Establishment
Maintenance
Postharvest
SUGGESTED Selected plants/situations in this book plus local key plants may be studied in more
STUDY or less detail. For each plant/situation studied, a management program should be
PLAN prepared. Students should choose plants/situations of their own choice, preferably
to do with their work, following the steps outlined below.
Prepare a Management Program for Each Plant/Situation:
Pests, diseases and weeds of the plant
List and identify by sight, the key pests, diseases and weeds associated with the plant in that
particular area. Prepare a standard prescription form (as above) for each problem.
Management of the plant
Selection
Establishment
Maintenance
Postharvest
Pesticide supplement
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