xvi, 368pp. Illustrated in-text with occasional black and white illustrations. Navy blue cloth-covered boards; white titles on front and spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed corners and spine ends; lender's shelf number label on spine. Text block edges starting to tan. Lender's stamps, labels and markings on front endpapers and copyright page. Internally a neat, clean, bright and tight volume. This book attempts to bring together sufficient information to impart an understanding of soilborne plant pathogens. It is organized in chapters mainly devoted to one subject (soil, water, temperature, aeration), though each subject is not an independent entity.