Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens

by Lucas, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780632030460
• ISBN10: 0632030461
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-09
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This established textbook continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to plant diseases and the bacterial, fungal and viral agents that cause them. Aimed at undergraduate students in both the biological and agricultural sciences, the book covers all aspects of plant pathology, from a description of the diseased plant and the varius pathogens, to the way in which disease epidemics are caused and are controlled. This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect recent advances in our understanding of the intractions between host and pathogens at both the molecular and cellular levels, highlighting the impact of molecular genetic techniques on the analysis of host specificity, pathogenecity and resistance to infection. New chapters on chemical, cultural and integrated approaches to disease control discuss the topical issues of disease management. A thoroughly revised edition of a popular, classic text authored by a leading expert in the field. Contains new chapters on disease assessment and disease management. Competetively priced.

Author Biography

John A. Lucas is the author of Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(2)
Acknowledgements	ix
Part 1: Plant Disease	1	(86)
1 The Diseased Plant	5	(15)
2 The Microbial Pathogens	20	(10)
3 Pathogen Structure and Function	30	(24)
4 Disease Assessment and Forecasting	54	(18)
5 Plant Disease Epidemics	72	(15)
Part 2: Host-Pathogen Interactions	87	(104)
6 Entry and Colonization of the Host	91	(18)
7 The Physiology of Plant Disease	109	(14)
8 Microbial Pathogenicity	123	(17)
9 Plant Defence	140	(26)
10 Host-Pathogen Specificity	166	(25)
Part 3: Disease Management	191	(66)
11 Disease Management by Chemicals	195	(22)
12 Disease Management by Host Resistance	217	(16)
13 Biological Control of Plant Disease	233	(16)
14 An Integrated Approach to Disease Management	249	(8)
Appendix: Annotated List of Pathogens and the Diseases they Cause	257	(8)
Index	265