UNL Plant Pathologist's book has history, science, more

Does a reader need to be scientist – specifically, a plant pathologist – to appreciate a book about the history of discovering and treating plant diseases?

Not if the reader has an appreciation of history, science, and the broader lessons they have to offer.

The book’s author, in this case, is Dr. Bob Harveson, Extension Plant Pathologist at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center. The book is “The Bacterium of Many Colors” published by APS Press of the American Phytopathological Society.

The APS Press catalog says Harveson’s book “… imparts lessons of the past through a fascinating co...