The present book is a compendium of thirteen chapters written by Internationally acknowledged experts, who have made significant contributions to virus diseases of ornamentals plants. The whole subject matter has been divided into six sections which includes virus detection, characterization and diagnostic techniques, epidemiology and disease control, new and emerging diseases, viroids and phytoplasmas, virus resistance through breeding or transgenic methods, virus detection and diagnostic techniques.

This book is highly useful for commercial growers, home gardeners, professional floriculturists, students, teachers and research scholar engaged in viral diseases of ornamental plants.