Fusarium

Plant Diseases, Pathogen Diversity, Genetic Diversity, Resistance and Molecular Markers

Tulin Askun

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781789233186
• eBook ISBN:
  9781838814069
• Topic: Medizin
• Subtopic: Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Parasitologie

Fusarium species are ubiquitous environmental fungi and can cause severe invasive infections in plants. They are crop pathogens, and consumption of such infected crops can cause diseases in humans and animals. Furthermore, they act as spoilage organisms in stored products, such as wheat, sorghum, rice, and corn (maize). Fusarium species are mycotoxin producers and contaminate food and grains. Therefore, their eradication and management have economic importance as they can cause enormous economic and agricultural production losses. Despite the fact that the genus Fusarium Link (1809) has been known for over 200 years, new scientific information is being revealed by rapid advancements and breakthrough findings of interdisciplinary studies. This book presents an introductory overview of an update to the scientific knowledge about Fusarium. It discusses various aspects of Fusarium, such as its genetic diversity, root rot incidence and severity, genetic resistance, molecular markers, mycotoxins, diseases caused by Fusarium, and their management and the biological control of these phytopathogens. Furthermore, it also elaborates upon new plant secondary metabolites that are effective against Fusarium and the molecular interaction between Fusarium and the plant.

Table of contents

• Various Aspects of Fusarium - Fusarium-Induced Plant Diseases, Pathogen Diversity, Genetic Diversity, Resistance and Molecular Markers and Disease Man
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introductory Chapter: Fusarium - Pathogenicity, Infections, Diseases, Mycotoxins and Management
• Chapter 2 Fusarium: Historical and Continued Importance
• Chapter 3 Fusarium Mycotoxins and Metabolites that Modulate Their Production
• Chapter 4 The Incidence of T-2 and HT-2 Toxins in Cereals and Methods of their Reduction Practice by the Food Industry
• Chapter 5 Plant Secondary Metabolites for Antifusarium and Antiphytophthora
• Chapter 6 A Molecular Vision of the Interaction of Tomato Plants and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici
• Chapter 7 Analysis of Fusarium-Common Beans Pathosystem in Aguascalientes, Mexico
• Chapter 8 Fusarium Wilt: A Killer Disease of Lentil
• Chapter 9 Fusarium Species Complex Causing Pokkah Boeng in China
• Chapter 10 Biological Control of Fusarium oxysporum in Tomato Seedling Production with Mexican Strains of Trichoderma