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American Orchid
Society, Orchid Pests and Diseases, American Orchid Society, West
Palm Beach, Florida, 1995 revised edition. |
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This booklet from the
American Orchid Society has up-to-date information about all orchid
ailments you can imagine. Its chapter on Physiological Disorders is a
wonderful reminder of how to ideally grow orchids. You will be able to
recognize any orchid pests, and make the difference between fungus and
bacterial attacks. And you are given suggestions of what to do to nurse
your plant back to health.
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This book is so thorough that
you may feel bewildered by all the possible diseases that can attack your
plants.
The chapters on what products to use and which are safe for orchids are
getting old very quickly, products being continually replaced by new ones
on the marketplace.
You'll find out, too, that almost all of these products are not safe to
use inside your home...
The chapters about all the different fungi, bacteria and viruses attacking
orchids are important mostly for analytical laboratories that need to know
exactly what type of disease is affecting a whole-seller's crop.
My tip: ask your local orchid society or orchid nursery what to use on
your diseased plant... |
| Contents: |
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| Physiological
Disorders: |
Water |
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Light |
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Nutritional
Problems |
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Potting
Faults |
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Weeds |
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Chemical
Toxicity |
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Air Pollution |
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Miscellaneous
Problems |
| Biological
Control of |
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| Insects
and Mites: |
Elements of
Integrated Pest Management |
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Fungus Gnats |
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Mealybugs |
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Aphids |
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Spider Mites |
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Other Pests |
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Obtaining
Biological Control Agents |
| Pesticides:
Selection, |
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| Application
and Storage |
Choosing a
Pesticide |
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Pesticide
Laws |
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Poison
Control Centers |
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Toxicity of
Pesticides |
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Toxicity of
Pesticides for Orchids |
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Compatibility
of Pesticides |
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Pesticide and
Application Safety |
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Required
Signal Words by Toxicity Category |
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Disposal of
Pesticide Containers |
| Orchid
Pests: |
Insect Pests |
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Products
Registered for Use on Orchids |
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Non-insect
Pests |
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Orchid Pest
Control |
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Phytotoxicity |
| Diseases
Caused by |
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| Bacteria
and Fungi: |
Survey of
Diseases |
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Plant-disease
Profiles |
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Preventing
Diseases |
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Roots,
Stem and Pseudo-bulb Rots |
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Leaf Spots |
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Flower
Blights |
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Legal
Fungicides and Usage Information for Orchids |
| Viruses
and Their Control |
How a Virus
Infects a Plant Cell |
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What is a
Virus? |
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The Structure
of Viruses |
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Virus
Replication |
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Effects of
Viruses on Plants |
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Virus
Symptoms in Orchids |
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Cymbidium
Mosaic Virus |
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Tobacco
Mosaic Virus |
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Tomato
Spotted Wilt Virus |
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The Need for
Testing |
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Transmission
of Orchid Viruses |
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Control
Through Sanitation |
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Detection
Methods |
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Indicator
Plants for CyMV |
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Indicator
Plants for TMV-O |
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Indicator
Plants for Short Orchid Rhabdoviruses |
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Indicator
Plants for Other Orchid Viruses |
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Producing a
Virus-free Collection |
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Serology |
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Test
Recommendations |
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Genetically
Engineered Virus Resistance |
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Genetic
Transformation |
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Genetic
Engineering a Virus-resistant Orchid |
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Orchid
Transformation |
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Viruses
Described in Orchids |
| Glossary |
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| Resources
fr Identifying |
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| Orchid
Ailments |
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| Index |
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|
Contributors |
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