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The Principles and Practice of Crop Protection

The Scientific Principles of Crop Protection

By Hubert Martin. Fourth edition. Pp. viii + 359. (London: Edward Arnold (Publishers), Ltd., 1959.) 65s. net.

Advances in Pest Control Research

Vol. 2. Edited by R. L. Metcalfe. Pp. vii + 426. (New York: Interscience Publishers, Inc.; London: Interscience Publishers, Ltd., 1958.) 94s.

Recognition of Diseases and Pests of Farm Crops

By Ernst Gram, Prosper Bovien and Chr. Stapel. (Danish Agricultural Information and Advisory Aids Service.) Pp. 128 + 112 colour plates. (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, Ltd., 1958.) 35s. net.

The Control of Pests and Diseases in Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

By G. L. Hey and K. Marshall. (Agricultural and Horticultural Students Series.) Pp. 172. (London: Vinton and Co., Ltd., 1958.) 12s. 6d. net.

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BAWDEN, F. The Principles and Practice of Crop Protection. Nature 184, 1258–1259 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841258a0b

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