“I have mentioned to numerous undergraduate and graduate students during the past two decades that plant pathologists are indeed fortunate to have the text Plant Pathology by George N. Agrios as an accessible, comprehensive reference on many aspects of phytopathology…The content of the fifth edition (922 pages) represents a significant expansion of content from the fourth edition (635 pages)…there are numerous new sections within individual chapters. Revised chapters contain significant expansion of text, figures, and photographs.

A new feature of the book is shaded text boxes that contain brief articles of separate but related topics…Overall, the extensive use of color in the fifth edition readily accomplishes ‘the author’s dream to have all the figures in color’ and is a welcome addition to this new edition…The comprehensive index to the text is very helpful as topics, pathogens, and diseases are all cross-indexed…Overall, the fifth edition is a welcome addition to the literature on plant pathology, and is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in this area of study.” —G.J. Boland, University of Guelph, in AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT