Diagnosing Hemp and Cannabis Crop Diseases

Hemp acreage and cannabis cultivation has increased significantly in the US and other countries, due to recent changes in legislation. There is a real need for a practical guide on hemp disease diagnosis for farmers and cultivators. However, unlike medical diagnostics, the science of plant diagnostics is not well covered in the literature. Taking hemp/cannabis as a model crop, the book illustrates how to diagnose a disease problem and how to manage it. It presents real disease cases encountered during crop production, and explains methods of diagnosis, both in the field and in the lab, in order to find out the cause(s). The book provides: * A field and laboratory guide to diagnosing hemp and cannabis diseases – an essential skill for successful diagnosis of any plant or crop disease. * Ready-to-adopt skills in hemp disease diagnosis, both in the field and in the lab. * 300 photographs accompanied by straightforward text.