Hungry planet: stories of plant diseases

The irish potato famine : the birth of plant pathology

The most important plant pathogens : fungi and oomycetes

Coffee and rubber : monocultures and quarantines

To grow a healthy plant : soil, water, and air

Single-celled pathogens : bacteria

People improving plants : genes and genetic engineering

Roles people play : epidemics and their management

Chemicals to protect plants : pesticides

The world belowground : soilborne pathogens

Natural poisons and gourmet delicacies : fungi in food

Ancient and present-day foes: the rusts

Diseases of the largest plants : trees

The smallest pathogens : viruses and viroids

Food for a hungry planet.