The major forest tree diseases of the Canadian prairie provinces are described in terms of their cause, distribution and hosts, symptoms and signs, disease cycle, damage, and control. The 25 coniferous, 15 deciduous, and 6 noninfectious disorders are illustrated by 47 pages of colour photographs. An appendix listing the diseases by host, a glossary of technical terms, and a general index listing the common and scientific names of the hosts and the scientific names of the pathogens are also included.
