Plant pathology and plant diseases [electronic resource] / Anne Marte Tronsmo, David B Collinge, Annika Djurle, Lisa Munk, Jonathan Yuen, Arne Tronsmo.
"This new textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspect of plant diseases, including pathogens, plant-pathogen interactions, their management, and future perspectives"--
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Boston, MA :
CAB International,
[2020]
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- What is a plant disease?
- History of plant pathology
- The disease cycle and life style
- Fungal plant pathogens
- Fungal- like plant pathogens
- Bacterial plant pathogens
- Plant viruses
- Nematodes causing plant diseases
- Diagnosis of plant diseases
- Mechanisms of pathogenicity
- Plant defense against pathogens
- Race specificity and plant immunity
- Population genetics in plant-pathogen interactions
- Epidemiology - disease in plant populations
- Cultural practices for disease management
- Chemical plant disease control
- Biological control of plant diseases
- Disease management strategies using host resistance
- Biotechnology for plant disease control
- From disease assessment to decision support systems
- Integrated pest management
- Plant health legislation
- Plant pathology in a changing world.