Take-all is the most important root disease of cereals worldwide and a major disease problem in British wheat. Regarded by many as intractable because of the lack of economic chemical controls and resistant cultivars, it remains one of the great challenges of plant pathology and serves as an ideal model for many of the problems of root diseases in general This book provides a commentary on the practical aspects of take-all research and on the perception of take-all since the last major book on this subject published in 181. Although it concentrates on the Uk and other parts of western Europe, the regional theme is developed through comparisons with approaches used elsewhere. One particular feature of the book is the inclusion of a comprehensive worldwide annotated bibliography of relevant literature published over the last 15 years. The book, an initiative of the IACR/ADAS/universities cereal root pathology group, contains the experience of several contributors with long and active careers in take-all research, or the advisory services, and is intended for all types of reader from grower to postgraduate.