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Management of plant pathogen collections

Management of plant pathogen collections, 1st Edition

Shivas R and Beasley D, 2005

This handbook summarises methods and techniques for collecting and handling plant disease specimens for all disciplines of plant pathology. A reference for countries in the South-East Asian region seeking to build specimen-based pest lists for plant diseases, to facilitate international trade in agricultural commodities. Available in English, Bahasa, Thai and Vietnamese.

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Management of plant pathogen collections—English PDF (PDF 2.7 MB) 
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Management of plant pathogen collections—Bahasa (PDF 1.1 MB) 
Management of plant pathogen collections—Bahasa (DOCX 2.2 MB)

Management of plant pathogen collections—Thai (PDF 1.3 MB) 
Management of plant pathogen collections—Thai (DOCX 2.4 MB)

Management of plant pathogen collections—Vietnamese (PDF 1.6 MB)
Management of plant pathogen collections—Vietnamese (DOCX 2.8 MB) 
 

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Management of Plant Pathogen Collections, 2nd Edition
Shivas R, Kiss L, Geering A and McTaggart A, 2023

The 2nd edition of the Management of Plant Pathogen Collections handbook focuses on molecular methods and recognises these as fundamental skills for curators and taxonomists in plant pathogen reference collection. Building on the previous edition, this handbook is an additional reference for curators and scientists to manage plant pathogen reference collections.

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