With 160+ countries and islands, the tropical belt is the geographical region centered on the equator and limited by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Tropical agricultural production is mostly for local consumption but cash crops are also present. Tropical agriculture is characterized by a significant lack of capital in research and agricultural systems and by a high prevalence of insect pests and diseases. 
Phytoplasma diseases are associated by bacteria-like pathogens living in plant sap and spread by sap-feeding insects. They are emerging diseases and are difficult to control, mostly because their epidemiology is not known. This book will focus on detection and prevention of phytoplasma diseases in field and horticultural crops grown in the tropical belt. The book will review current prevention methods used in small and large-scale farms, and present research results aiming at developing sustainable management of phytoplasma diseases in the tropics.

1. The CpnClassiPhyR Facilitates Phytoplasma Classification and Taxonomy using cpn60 Universal Target Sequences

2. Epidemiology of Non-Culturable Phloem-Limited Pathogens of Citrus; Case Study Phytoplasma
3. Occurrence and Distribution of Phytoplasma Diseases in Iran
4. Diversity of Phytoplasmas in Cuba, their Geographic Isolation and Potential Development of Management Strategies
5. Integrated Management of Napier Grass Stunt Disease in East Africa
6. Mineral and Plant Oils as Management Tools to Control Insect Vectors of Phytoplasmas
7. Phytoplasma Diseases Affecting Cassava
8. Management of Phytoplasmas in Urban Trees
9. Biological Control of the Leafhopper Dalbulus Maidis in Corn Throughout the Americas: Interaction among Phytoplasma- Insect Vector- Parasitoids
10. The Resistance of Jujube Trees to Jujube Witches' Broom Disease in China
11. Integrated Management of Coconut Lethal Yellowing Phytoplasma Disease in Mozambique: Current Challenges and Future perspectives
12. Impact and Management of Major Phytoplasma Diseases in Brazil.<p></p>