Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology 1st Edition by Perumal Vidhyasekaran ISBN 1560229438 9781560229421

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ISBN 10: 1560229438 
ISBN 13: 9781560229421
Author: Perumal Vidhyasekaran

An easy-to-use single reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology! This comprehensive volume covers the entire field of plant pathology. It does not merely define the numerous subjects covered (297 topics carefully arranged in 38 sections!) but describes them in detail. Each section of this boo

Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Birth and Development of Plant Pathology
Chapter 2: Bacteria – Structure, reproduction, nomenclature, classification, and systematic position of plant-pathogenic bacteria
Chapter 3: Fungi including Chromista and Protozoa – Kingdoms involved, classification, and systematic position of fungal pathogens
Chapter 4: Parasitic Flagellate Protozoa – Diseases such as phloem necrosis of coffee, hartrot of coconut, and marchitez of oil palm
Chapter 5: Parasitic Green Algae – Economic importance, symptoms, life cycle, and disease management
Chapter 6: Parasitic Higher Plants – Striga, Orobanche, Loranthus, Cassytha, Cuscuta
Chapter 7: Parasitic Nematodes – Structure, symptoms, and management of plant-parasitic nematodes
Chapter 8: Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas – Characteristics and diseases caused
Chapter 9: Viroids – Structure, mechanism of infection, management, and associated virusoids
Chapter 10: Viruses – Structure, infection mechanisms, inclusion bodies, satellite viruses, classification, major virus diseases, and transmission

Chapter 11: Common Disease Symptoms
Chapter 12: Crop Disease Assessment – Incidence, severity, disease index, AUDPC, remote sensing, and image analysis
Chapter 13: Crop Disease Diagnosis – Symptom-based diagnosis, immunological and nucleic-acid-based methods, laboratory diagnostics

Chapter 14: Disease Progress Assessment
Chapter 15: Factors in Disease Increase – Environmental effects, spore dispersal, gradients, bacterial spread
Chapter 16: Disease Forecasting Models

Chapter 17: Biological Control – Microbial pesticides like Trichoderma and Pseudomonas, and commercial products
Chapter 18: Biological Control – Mycorrhizal fungi, role in disease suppression, production, and commercialization
Chapter 19: Breeding for Disease Resistance – Conventional breeding approaches, gene interactions, marker-assisted selection
Chapter 20: Breeding for Resistance – Genetic engineering and transgenic resistance
Chapter 21: In Vitro Selection for Resistance – Types, stability, and heritability
Chapter 22: Chemical Control of Bacterial Diseases – Bactericides, trade names, efficacy
Chapter 23: Chemical Control of Fungal Diseases – History, formulation, classification, mode of action, resistance
Chapter 24: Equipment for Chemical Application – Dusters, sprayers, granule applicators, seed treaters
Chapter 25: Chemical Control of Viral Diseases – Viricides, insecticides, plant activators
Chapter 26: Cultural Practices – Inoculum reduction, solarization, amendments, crop rotation, irrigation management
Chapter 27: Exclusion and Eradication – Seedborne pathogen lists, seed testing, indexing, certification
Chapter 28: Plant Activators – Definitions, types, practical uses
Chapter 29: Plant Extracts – Antimicrobial activity and resistance induction

Chapter 30: Major Crop Diseases – Apple, banana, barley, bean, citrus, corn, cotton, crucifers, cucurbits, grape, oat, pea, peach, peanut, pear, plum, potato, rice, tomato, wheat

Chapter 31: Cell Wall Reinforcement – Structural modifications and resistance
Chapter 32: Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins – Types and resistance roles
Chapter 33: Lignin – Biosynthesis and disease resistance
Chapter 34: Pathogenesis-Related Proteins – Classification and function
Chapter 35: Phenolics – Soluble and wall-bound forms in resistance
Chapter 36: Phytoalexins – Definitions, antimicrobial activity, and defensive roles

Chapter 37: Physiology of Pathogenesis – Adhesion, nutrition, plant defenses, enzymes, toxins, and their role in infection

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