Background
Zitter, Thomas Andrew was born on December 30, 1941 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of Andrew and Helen Martha (Muelenbeck) Zitter.
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Compendium of Cucurbit Diseases (Disease Compendium Series.)
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Use this book to identify, control, and prevent diseases and disorders of melons, watermelons, squash, cucumbers, and other cucurbits. Table of Contents Introduction; Cucurbit Diseases; Infectious Disorders; Noninfectious Disorders; Botany and Culture; Seed Production; Cultural Practices Part 1: Infectious Diseases Fungal Diseases of Subterranean Parts; Acremonium Hypocotyl Rot; Charcoal Rot; Fusarium Wilts; Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon; Fusarium Wilt of Melon; Fusarium Wilt of Cucumber; Fusarium Crown and Foot Rot of Squash; Other Wilt Diseases Caused by Fusarium spp.; Lasiodiplodia Vine Decline (See Lasiodiplodia Fruit Rot); Monosporascus Root; Rot and Vine Decline; Phomopsis Black Root Rot of Cucumber; Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot; Pink Root; Pythium and Phytophthora Damping-off and Root Rot; Verticillium Wilt; Fungal Diseases of Aerial Parts; Alternaria Leaf Blight; Alternaria Leaf Spot; Anthracnose; Cercospora Leaf Spot; Downy Mildew; Gummy Stem Blight; Microdochium Blight; Myrothecium Leaf Spot (See Crater Rot; Net Spot; Powdery Mildew; Scab; Septoria Leaf Spot; Target Leaf Spot; Ulocladium Leaf Spot Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Angular Leaf Spot; Bacterial Fruit Blotch; Bacterial Leaf Spot; Bacterial Blind Necrosis; Bacterial Wilt; Phytoplasmas; Aster Yellows Diseases Caused by Viruses; Cucumber Mosaic; Lettuce Infectious Yellows; Papaya Ringspot-Type W; Squash Leaf Curl; Squash Mosaic; Tobacco Ringspot; Tomato Ringspot; Watermelon Mosaic; Zucchini Yellow Mosaic; Minor Virus and Viroid Diseases: Pre- and Postharvest Fruit Rots; Alternaria Rot; Bacterial Brown Spot; Bacterial Soft Spot; Belly Rot; Black Rot; Blue Mold; Choanephora Fruit Rot; Crater Rot; Fusarium Rot; Lasiodiplodia Fruit Rot; Phomopsis Black Rot and Purple Stem; Phytophthora Fruit Rot; Pythium Cottony Leak; Red Rot; Rhizopus Soft Rot; Sclerotinia Rot; Southern Blight Diseases Caused by Nematodes; Root-Knot Nematodes; Reniform Nematode; Other Nematodes; Parasitic Seed Plants: Dodder Part 2: Noninfectious Disorders Nutritional Disorders; Herbicide Injury; Air Pollution; Physiological Disorders; Bitter Fruit; Measles; Moisture Stress; Pollination Problems; Temperature Stress; Damage Caused by Arthropods: Mites; Damage Caused by Arthropods: Insects; Aphids; Leafminers; Thrips; Whiteflies; Pickleworm; Squash Bug; Squash Vine Borer; Striped Cucumber Beetle Part 3: Diseases of Undetermined Etiology; Crown Blight Part 4: Postharvest Handling Part 5: Field Identification of Selected Cucurbit Diseases Using a Hand Lens Glossary; Index Spanish version available.
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Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition
(Botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit. But by common un...)
Botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit. But by common understanding it is often considered a vegetable as well. Regardless of which term you use, tomato is the most Googled fruit and one of the most commonly grown. Unfortunately, tomato plants are also a common target for many diseases and pests, affecting production for anyone growing the crop, including commercial producers trying to maximize yield and the small scale gardener who wants flawless and flavorful garden fresh tomatoes for salads, cooking, and canning. Enter Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition. The nearly 250 images and associated information in this highly useful and significantly upgraded book allows anyone-from the gardener to professional-to identify, understand, diagnose, and treat more than 60 diseases of tomato occurring throughout the world. This impressive new handbook, written by expert plant pathologists working with this crop, includes nearly 20 new diseases and disorders, including those caused by fungi and oomycetes, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses and viroids. The previous edition of this book was a top-10 best-seller in the Compendium Series and the new edition is even more useful with important coverage of arthropod pests: namely, mites, insects, and worm pests. The coverage of pests has been expanded significantly in this edition and includes the addition of 23 color photos from expert entomologists that illustrate these pests and the damage they cause. This scientifically peer-reviewed information on numerous diseases and pests provides just the right amount of supporting information for users to make accurate decisions for disease and pest control. Throughout the Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition, disorders are both illustrated and discussed in sections that follow an easy-to-use and consistent structure: a statement of its importance and distribution, identification of its common signs and symptoms, a description of its causal organism or agent, an explanation of its cycle and epidemiology, and recommendations for management. This easy format allows the user to quickly identify signs and symptoms of important tomato diseases and pests occurring throughout the world in the greenhouse, in the field or garden, and in transit to the market. Individuals with a range of skill and expertise can use this book effectively, including field and greenhouse growers, home and master gardeners, consultants, horticulturalists, extension agents, entomologists, diagnosticians, plant pathologists, educators, and students. Those who work in postharvest channels, including tomato and canning storage facilities will also benefit from Compendium of Tomato Diseases, Second Edition. Given its compact size, Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition can be taken directly to the affected tomato crop, where the pictures and symptom descriptions can be compared for diagnosis. Each individual description was written and each high-quality image was chosen by recognized scientists in the tomato industry. The expertise, thoroughness, portability, and simple format of this important book make it both a bargain and an essential tool for literally any tomato professional or enthusiast.
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Thomas Andrew Zitter
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Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1968.
Career
Assistant professor, U. Florida, Belle Glade, 1968-1979; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1979-1992; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1992. Visiting professor National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwick, United Kingdom, 1984.
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Compendium of Cucurbit Diseases (Disease Compendium Series.)
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Compendium of Tomato Diseases and Pests, Second Edition
(Botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit. But by common un...)
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Compendium of Cucurbit Diseases (Disease Compendium Series.)
Membership
Member American Phytopathological Society.
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Married Judith Marie Bode, August 13, 1966. Children: Timothy, Daniel, Julie.
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Republican