TY - CHAP AU - Emma W. Gachomo AU - Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez AU - Adéchola P. P. Kayodé AU - Lamine Baba-Moussa AU - Simeon O. Kotchoni ED - D. Dhanasekaran ED - N. Thajuddin ED - A. Panneerselvam Y1 - 2012-01-13 PY - 2012 T1 - Control of Major Diseases in Horticulture N2 - A fungicide is a chemical pesticide compound that kills or inhibits the growth of fungi. In agriculture, fungicide is used to control fungi that threaten to destroy or compromise crops. Fungicides for Plant and Animal Diseases is a book that has been written to present the most significant advances in disciplines related to fungicides. This book comprises of 14 chapters considering the application of fungicides in the control and management of fungal diseases, which will be very helpful to the undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, teachers of microbiology, biotechnology, agriculture and horticulture. BT - Fungicides for Plant and Animal Diseases SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/28353 DO - 10.5772/28353 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -