Description
Title: Diseases of Field Crops in Canada
Editors: B. D. Gossen, S. Chatterton & M. W. Harding Phytopath
Published: 2024
This book is a comprehensive, illustrated manual for identifying, understanding, and managing the diseases that afflict field crops across Canada. Aimed at a diverse audience—farmers, extension specialists, students, seed growers, and plant pathologists—it strikes a balance between scientific depth and practical usability.
Key features include:
- Wide crop coverage: cereals, oilseeds, pulses, forages, and specialty crops are all addressed.
- Rich visuals: over 700 full-colour photographs and more than ten disease-cycle diagrams to aid in recognition and understanding of pathogens and symptoms.
- Diagnostic detail: the book describes disease symptoms, underlying disease cycles and epidemiology—how diseases develop over time under various conditions.
- Management strategies: for each disease, the text provides control options suited to Canadian conditions. These include cultural practices, resistant varieties, disease forecasting, and other integrated disease management tools.
The 4th edition builds on previous versions by bringing in the most up-to-date information, updated photographs, and enhanced tools to help users keep pace with evolving disease pressures.

