Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook
Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook
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韦斯科特植物病害手册
DOI：
10.1007/978-1-4757-3376-1
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发表时间：
2001
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R. K. Horst
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R. K. Horst
我被要求编写第四版《韦斯科特植物病害手册》，这是对我的一种赞扬，而接受第四版和现在的第五版的责任的决定并不是轻率的。这是一项艰巨的任务。在职业上，我一直非常尊重辛西娅·韦斯科特博士。随着两个版本的完成，这方面的情况有了很大的发展。我现在完全意识到韦斯科特博士在编写这本手册时所付出的巨大努力。像这样的书永远不会完成，因为人们永远不能确定应该包括的一切都已经包括在内。我要引用并赞同韦斯科特博士在第一版的序言中的话：“开始一本关于植物病害的书很容易，但完成它是不可能的。”该手册的这一修订版保留了前几版中所包含的相同的一般格式。更新了化学品和农药条例；对细菌、真菌和槲寄生进行了一些分类上的更改；描述了由病毒和/或类病毒病原体引起的疾病的变化情况。添加了一些新的寄主植物，并包括了许多最近报告的疾病以及现在新寄主上列出的以前已知的疾病。此外，尽可能更换了照片，并保留了彩色照片部分。
It was a compliment to me to be asked to prepare the fourth edition of Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, and the decision to accept the responsi bility for the fourth edition and now the fifth edition was not taken lightly. The task has been a formidable one. I have always had a great respect professionally for Dr. Cynthia Westcott. That respect has grown considerably with the completion of the two editions. I now fully realize the tremendous amount of effort expended by Dr. Westcott in developing the Handbook. A book such as this is never finished, since one is never sure that everything has been included that should be. I would quote and endorse the words of Dr. Westcott in her preface to the first edition:" It is easy enough to start a book on plant disease. It is impossible to finish it." This revision of the Handbook retains the same general format contained in the previous editions. The chemicals and pesticides regulations have been updated; a few taxonomic changes have been made in the bacteria, fungi, and mistletoes; the changing picture in diseases caused by viruses and/or viruslike agents has been described. A few new host plants have been added, and many recently reported diseases as well as previously known diseases listed now on new hosts have been included. In addition, photographs have been replaced where possible, and the color photograph section has been retained.