Plant pathology : concepts and laboratory exercises / edited by Robert N. Trigiano, Mark T. Windham, Alan S. Windham.

Other author Trigiano, R. N. (Robert Nicholas), 1953-
Other author Windham, Mark Townsend, 1955-
Other author Windham, Alan S.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2004.
Description413 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Plant diseases--Laboratory manuals.

Partial contents pt. 1 Introductory concepts -- ch. 1 Plant pathology and historical perspectives -- ch. 2 What is disease? -- ch. 3 Introduciton to plant pathology -- pt. 2 Groups of plant pathogens -- ch. 4 Plant pathogenic viruses -- ch. 5 Mechanical inoculation of plant viruses -- ch. 6 Pathogenic prokaryotes -- ch. 7 Laboratory exercises for plant pathogenic bacteria -- ch. 8 Plant-parasite nematodes -- ch. 9 Pathogenicity and isolation of plant parasite nematodes -- ch. 10 Plant pathogenic fungi -- ch. 11 Slime molds and zoosporic fungi -- ch. 12 Laboratory exercises with zoosporic plant pathogens -- ch. 13 Archiascomycete and hemiascomycete pathogens -- ch. 14 Powdery mildews -- ch. 15 Ascomycota: the filamentous fungi forming perithecia, apothecia and ascostromata -- ch. 16 Deuteromycota: the imperfect fungi -- ch. 17 Laboratory exercises illustrating some fungi in the deuteromycota -- ch. 18 Smut and rust diseases -- ch. 19 Fleshy and other basidiomycetes -- ch. 20 Oomycota: the fungi-like organisms -- ch. 21 Laboratory exercises with the oomycetes -- ch. 22 Parasitic seed plants, protozoa, algae, and mosses -- ch. 23 Abiotic diseases -- pt. 3 Molecular tools for studying pant pathogens -- ch. 24 Studying the ecology, systematics, and evolution of palnt pathogens at the molecular level -- ch. 25 Molecular techniques used to study systematics, ecology, and evolution of plant pathogens -- pt. 4 Plant-pathogen interactions -- ch. 26 Pathogen attack strategies -- ch. 27 Detecting and measuring extracellular enzymes of fungi and bacteria -- ch. 28 Host defenses -- ch. 29 Disruption of plant function -- pt. 5 Epidemiology and disease control -- ch. 30 Plant disease epidemiology -- ch. 31 Host resistance -- ch. 32 Cultural control of plant diseases -- ch. 33 Chemical control of plant diseases -- ch. 34 Biological control of plant pathogens -- ch. 35 Integrated pest management -- ch. 36 Plant disease diagnosis -- ch. 37 Diagnostic techniques and media preparation - pt. 6 Special topic -- ch. 38 In vitro plant pathology -- Appendix 1 Careers in plant pathology -- Appendix 2 Fantastic plant pathology websites.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003046138
ISBN0849310377 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780849310379 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks SB732.56 .P63 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold