Compendium of Rhododendron and Azalea Diseases (Disease Compendium Series of the American Phytopathological Society)

Includes a section on insect pests as well as a thorough examination of major diseases and disorders.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Rhododendron and Azalea Diseases; Infectious Agents, Noninfectious Agents, Disease Control

Part 1: Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents

Diseases Caused by Fungi; Phytophthora Root Rot, Armillaria Root Rot, Phymatotrichum Root Rot, Pythium and Rhizoctonia Damping-Off and Root Rot, Botryosphaeria Dieback, Phomopsis Dieback, Phytophthora Dieback, Phytophthora syringae Blight, Other Twig Blights, Cylindrocladium Blight and Wilt, Rhizoctonia Web Blight, Leaf and Flower Gall, Ovulinia Petal Blight, Powdery Mildew, Leaf Spots, Rusts

Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Crown Gall

Diseases Caused by Viruses; Rhododendron Necrotic Ringspot, Mosaic and Leaf Spot

Diseases Caused by Higher Plants; Dodder

Diseases Caused by Nematodes

Diseases Caused by Algae; Algal Leaf Spot and Stem Infection

Part 2: Insect Pests

Black Vine Weevil and other Weevils, Rhododendron Borer, Scale Insects and Relatives, Other Sucking Arthropods, Defoliators, Establishing a Pest Management Program

Part 3: Diseases Caused by Noninfectious Agents

Moisture Stress, Heat Injury, and Winter Injury; Mineral Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities; Air Pollution Injury; Pesticide Phytotoxicities

Part 4: Beneficial Organisms

Mycorrhizae; Aid to Diagnosis; Common Names of Rhododendron and Azalea Diseases

Glossary; Index; Color Plates