Maria del Mar Jiminez-Gasco

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive view of the causes, management, and impact of plant diseases in human society. The book structure resonated very much with me, as it discusses the origins of plant diseases impacted by anthropogenic factors, the development of agriculture, and modern concepts of ecology. Years later I realized that this book was not just a main resource for my teaching but had also influenced my research in population biology and plant–microbe interactions.