Sixty Voices by Brian Mcfarlane

Sixty Voices by Brian Mcfarlane

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Sixty Voices by Brian Mcfarlane

The Second Edition of this bestseller brings together basic plant pathology methods published in diverse and often abstract publications. The Second Edition is updated and expanded with numerous new figures, new culture media, and additional methods for working with a greater number of organisms. Methods are easy to use and eliminate the need to seek out original articles. This reference allows for easy identification of methods appropriate for specific problems and facilities. Scientific names of pathogens and some of their hosts are updated in this edition. The book also acts as a research source providing more than 1,800 literature citations.
The Second Edition includes chapters on the following:
  • Sterilization of culture apparatus and culture media
  • Culture of pathogens with detailed techniques for 61 fungi and selected bacteria
  • Long-term storage of plant pathogens
  • Detection and estimation of inoculum for 28 soilborne fungal pathogens and 5 bacterial genera-15 methods for airborne inoculum and 13 methods for seedborne pathogens
  • Establishment of disease and testing for disease resistance
  • Work with soil microorganisms
  • Fungicide evaluation
  • Biological control
  • Bright-field microscopy
  • Brian McFarlane is known as Canada's foremost hockey historian. For three decades he served as a host and commentator on Hockey Night in Canada. Before that, he became the first Canadian to work on U.S. hockey telecasts when he was employed by CBS in 1960 and did most of his interviews on skates. In the '70s, he worked on the NBC telecasts and introduced the world to the beloved cartoon character Peter Puck. Brian has written more than 80 books on hockey, and in 1995 he was inducted into the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He lives in Stouffville, Ontario.
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    ISBN 13 9780851703497
    ISBN 10 0851703496
    Title Sixty Voices
    Author Brian Mcfarlane
    Condition Unavailable
    Binding Type Paperback
    Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Year published 1992-10-01
    Number of pages 276
    Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.