Last revised: August 2007
PLANT DISEASES
Scope:
This guide was created to help students
find journal articles on particular plant diseases. Therefore, no attempt
has been made to present an exhaustive list of reference materials in the
field. Several handbooks have been included as aids in identifying hosts
and pathogens and their common and scientific names.
For more information, refer to Subject Guides on Agriculture, Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, and Soil Science. Email the subject area specialist at daustin (@umd.edu) or call (301)405-9666 for more information.
Table of Contents
- Finding books on a topic
- Handbooks, Dictionaries and Bibliographies
- Article Indexes (Databases)
- Periodicals
- Internet Resources
Finding books on a topic
To locate books, search the Catalog. Keyword searches will locate words and terms when they appear in the title, subject headings or notes of a database record. Examples of terms and phrases you may wish to use -- along with the phrase, plant diseases -- to retrieve books or articles are:
agricultural pests bacterial diseases biological control communicable plant diseases crop diseases crop losses dieback disease resistance dieased plants fungal diseases insect pests insects as carriers of diseases microbial diseases |
nematode diseases pathological botany plant disease pathogens plant parasites plant pathology plant protection plant quarantine plant viruses phytopathogenic microorganisms phytopathology vectors vegetable pathology viral plant diseases |
Try a sample Catalog search on plant diseases.
These terms can also be used to locate materials in other database files, such as BIOSIS Previews, which is a periodical index that can be searched in the same manner as the online catalog. Other index databases are available through ResearchPort. For more assistance with this, please Ask Us!
Handbooks, Dictionaries and Bibliographies
Agrios, George N. Plant Pathology. Fifth ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005.Location: McKeldin Folio
Call Number: SB731 .A35 2005
In-depth coverage of the general aspects of plant pathology and specific plant diseases.
Beale, Helen Purdy. Bibliography of Plant Viruses, and Index to
Research. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976.
Location:
McKeldin Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB736.B46
Journal articles
and other publications arranged by author, with a subject index.
Bradbury, J. F. Guide to Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.
Farnham Royal, England: CAB International, 1986.
Location: McKeldin
Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB734.B72 1986
Alphabetically lists
names of bacteria pathogenic to plants and describes synonymy,
bacteriological characteristics, symptoms, type strains, host ranges, and
geographical distributions. Host-pathogen index provides access to
information using the host plant name.
Browne, F. G. Pests and Diseases of Forest Plantation Trees: An
Annotated List of the Principal Species Occurring in the British
Commonwealth. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1968.
Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks
Call Number:
SB761.B77
Divided into three parts alphabetically arranged by Latin
names: 1) animals as pests, 2) pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and
higher plants, and 3) list of trees. Includes excellent glossary with
common names of trees, pests and diseases followed by their scientific
names.
Holliday, Paul. A Dictionary of Plant Pathology.
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Location:
McKeldin Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB728.H65 1998
Includes
bibliographical list of authoritative names of plant pathogens, brief
biographical sketches, and terminology.
Maloy, Otis C. and Timothy D. Murray. Encyclopedia of Plant
Pathology. 2 vols. New York: J. Wiley, 2001.
Location:
McKeldin Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB728 .E53 2001
Covers the
nature and control of plant disease.
Matthews, R. E. Diagnosis of Plant Virus Diseases.
Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 1993.
Location: McKeldin
Stacks
Call Number: SB736 .D53 1993
Contains a virus classification
and material on diagnostic techniques.
Nyvall, Robert F. Field Crop Diseases Handbook. Ames,
IA : Iowa State University Press, 1999.
Location: McKeldin
Stacks
Call Number: SB731.N94 1999
Covers approximately 1,200 crop
diseases for 25 economically important field crops. Arranged by crop name.
References provided at the conclusion of each section.
Streets, Rubert B. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: A Field and
Laboratory Manual Emphasizing the Most Practical Methods for Rapid
Identification. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1972.
Location: McKeldin Folio
Call Number: SB731 .S85 1972
"Diagnosis
of plant ailments is an art." (From the Preface.)
Vidhyasekaran, P. Concise Encyclopedia of Plant
Pathology. New York: Food Products Press, 2004.
Location:
McKeldin Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB728 .V525 2004
Provides
nomenclature and classification of bacterial, fungal, viral and
phytoplasma pathogens including the systematic positions of crop pathogens
and describes models and systems for analyzing pathogenic outbreaks.
Westcott, Cynthia, revised by R. K. Horst. Westcott's Plant
Disease Handbook. Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2001.
Location: McKeldin Stacks
Call Number: SB731.W47 2001
Dual
approach: by disease and by host plant. Index gives common and Latin names
of host plants, common names of diseases and Latin names of their
pathogens. Selected bibliography may be useful.
Waller, J. M., Lenn'e, J. M. and Waller, S. J. Plant Pathologist’s Pocketbook. 3rd edition. Wallingford, England :
CABI Publishing, c2002.
Location: McKeldin Stacks
Call Number:
SB601 .P57 2002
A handbook for advanced student and practicing plant
pathologists.
Article Indexes (Databases)
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AGRICOLA
Print version: Bibliography of
Agriculture
Location: Government Documents
Call Number: SuDoc A
17.18: (1942-1999)
Covers every major agricultural subject, including
entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, pesticides, plant
pathology, and water resources.
Biological Sciences
An
interdisciplinary database that offers a wide range of research citations
in biology and aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Searched
through the "Biological and Medical Sciences" database grouping.
Biology Digest
Provides access to
abstracts of articles in the life sciences. Coverage is both U.S. and
international.
BIOSIS Previews
Print version: Biological
Abstracts
Location: UMCP McKeldin Periodical Stacks
Call Number:
Z5321.B51 (1926-present)
Comprehensive abstracting and indexing
publication of the world's literature in theoretical and applied biology.
Go to cumulative indexes of each volume. Prior to 1974, look for disease
in the subject index. In volumes after 1974, look also in the generic
index. The number to the right is the abstract number which refers to the
full citation, which is found in an earlier, separately bound section of
the same volume number.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Abstracts
This database provides bibliographic coverage of
ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new
patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including
agriculture and the environment.
CAB Abstracts
Information about
articles from international agriculture journals and related fields from
the Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI). Coverage
of agricultural subdisciplines includes animal and poultry science, crop
science, agricultural engineering, human and animal nutrition, forestry
and veterinary medicine.
Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural
Library
Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Folio
Call Number:
Z881.U584 (1862-1965)
Provides comprehensive retrospective coverage of
agriculture.
Ecology Abstracts
Provides access to
the scientific journal literature in ecology and environmental sciences.
Forestry Abstracts
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: SD1.F656 (1939/40-1998)
Contains sizable
sections on mycology, pathology, insects, and other invertebrates.
Nematological Abstracts
Location: McKeldin
Periodical Stacks
Call Number: SB998.N4H451 (1990-1995)
Contains
much material on parasites and predators. Continues Helminthological
Abstracts - Series B: Plant Nematology.
Plant Science Abstracts
Indexes plant
science literature, focussing on all plant scientific aspects, especially
on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques
and environmental biology.
Review of Applied Entomology - Series A:
Agricultural
Location: McKeldin Periodical Stacks
Call
Number: SB599.R38 (1913-1989)
Review of Plant Pathology
Location: McKeldin
Reference Stacks
Call Number: SB599.R4 (1922-present)
Each annual
volume has a cumulated annual index covering the year. Look-up is by
disease, host or pathogen in these annual indexes. (Continues Review
of Applied Mycology 1922-1970).
All journals listed are peer reviewed and research oriented. Because this topic is often in the news, it may be appropriate to include news-oriented and popular periodicals in your research.
Advances in Botanical Research.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: QK1 .A353
In-depth, up-to-date reviews on topics
in plant sciences including plant pathology, physiology and ecology. Tables of contents available online.
American Journal of Botany.
Location: McKeldin
Periodical Stacks
Call Number: QK1 .B345
Internationally recognized
journal covering all aspects of botany.
Annual Review of Phytopathology.
Location:
McKeldin Periodical Stacks
Call Number: SB599 .A68
Analytic reviews
covering significant developments in the field of phytopathology,
including plant disease diagnosis, pathogens, breeding for resistance and
plant disease management.
Annual Review of Plant Biology.
Location:
McKeldin Periodical Stacks
Call Number: QK711 .A512
Highly-respected
source of scholarly communication on plant biology, including topic
searches for plant diseases, disease and pest resistance, and
phytopathogenic microorganisms.
Annals of Botany.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: QK1 .A47
An international plant science journal
with at least one extra issue each year that focuses on a particular theme
in plant biology.
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences.
Covers plant
science, including molecular biology-biochemistry, cell biology, plant
physiology, genetics, classical botany, ecology, and practical
agricultural applications.
Molecular Plant Pathology.
Provides articles on
molecular plant pathology including research on diseases caused by fungi,
oomycetes, viruses, nematodes, bacteria, insects, parasitic plants and
other organisms.
New Phytologist.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: QK1 .A47
Original research on plant science from
intracellular processes to global environmental change.
Plant and Soil.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: SB13 .P55
Research papers on the plant-soil
interface, including articles on symbiotic and pathogenic plant-microbe
interactions.
Plant Cell.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: QK725 .P5518
Provides research in plant biology.
Covers plant disease material as it may apply to cellular biology,
molecular biology, genetics, development, and evolution.
Plant Journal.
Location: McKeldin Periodical
Stacks
Call Number: QK728 .P525
Covers plant diseases as they impact
the fundamental processes in plants, plant molecular genetics, and model
and crop species.
Trends in Plant Science.
Location: McKeldin
Periodical Stacks
Call Number: QK1 .T74
Intends to allow researchers
to follow trends outside their specialist areas. Topics covered include
pathogen resistance and symbiosis (especially mycorrhizae and rhizobia).
