It appears that a comprehensive and up-to-date book on the impact of
virus diseases on the major crops in developing countries is now much
needed, especially as there have been rapid advances in the biological
and molecular characterization and detection of the pathogens and
possible approaches for their control. On the other hand, the economic
losses caused by many of these diseases are tremendous and much of the
accumulated knowledge to diminish the crop losses has not filtered
through, or cannot be applied.
This book is focused on the important crops. Each chapter on a specific
crop will include inter alia, geographical distribution, the viruses -
symptoms, damage, detection - a brief description of the viruses
concerned, and present and future ways for their control. Experts from
India, Nigeria, UK, USA, France, Germany, Peru, Japan, Australia,
Netherlands, Venezuela, Kazakhstan and Israel (many of them from the
International Research Institutions) have contributed chapters to this
book.