Description
Book SynopsisAn updated guide to plant pathogens and their management
The impact of plant disease is far-reaching. Its effects are felt not only in the spheres of agriculture and horticulture, but also in human health and wellbeing. The challenges of population growth, climate change and global food security all increase the need to protect crops from disease and reduce the losses caused by plant pathogens. This requires ongoing research and novel solutions, making the detailed analysis offered by Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens more relevant than ever.
Striking a balance between laboratory- and field-based aspects of its subject, this revised fourth edition of the text places plant disease in a wide biological context. Its contents cover causal agents and diagnosis, hostpathogen interactions, and disease management, including breeding for resistance, chemical, biological and integrated control. New to this edition are updated sections on molecular epidemiology, b
Table of Contents
Preface vii
List of Abbreviations ix
About the Companion Website xi
Part I Plant Disease 1
1 The Diseased Plant 7
2 The Microbial Pathogens 31
3 Pathogen Biology 45
4 Disease Assessment and Forecasting 83
5 Plant Disease Epidemics 109
Part II Host–Pathogen Interactions 137
6 Entry and Colonization of the Host 141
7 The Physiology of Plant Disease 167
8 Microbial Pathogenicity 185
9 Plant Defense 209
10 Host–Pathogen Specificity 241
Part III Disease Management 273
11 Disease Management by Chemicals 279
12 Disease Management by Host Resistance 309
13 Biological Control of Plant Disease 337
14 An Integrated Approach to Disease Management 359
Appendix 1 Annotated List of Pathogens and the Diseases they Cause 375
Appendix 2 Reference Sources for Figures 387
Index 395
