Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens

Gangawane, L V

• Publisher: Daya Publishing House
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9789383048380
• Subtopic: Agriculture
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Molecular biology has emerged as one of the most important branches of biological sciences helping them in achieving rapid and significant advancements. This branch has been able to provide the essential information on the basic cell behavior pattern. The structure and function of nucleic acids (DNA & RNA) and proteins were extensively examined. The individual molecules function generally as components of complex gene expression mechanism in metabolic pathways. This book presents updated and comprehensive information of molecular aspects of plant pathogens in to nineteen articles. Different plant pathogens like Bipolaris, Phytophthora infestans, Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium spp., Ganoderma, Plasmopara halstedii, Pyricularia grisea, Pythium aphanidermatum were characterized by different methods. However the reuse of agarose gel in molecular studies is beneficial to all laboratories in this area. The review article of Phtoplasma, Plant viruses, Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs) in fungi, Fusarium, Trichoderma were highly effective and adds the recent information which is beneficial to researchers. The recent advances in diagnosis of plant pathogens by different methods are included in this book. The different authors deserved excellent job through involving recent references in respective articles and brought very useful information for workers in molecular plant pathology.

Table of contents

• Preface
• 1. Detection and Molecular Characterization of a Phytoplasma Associated with Frogskin Disease in Cassava
• 2. Molecular Characterization of Bipolaris sorokiniana Causing Spot Blotch of Wheat
• 3. Trichoderma: Biology and its Potential for Biocontrol
• 4. Molecular Biology of Phytophthora infestans Causing Late Blight of Potato
• 5. Macrophomina phaseolina: An Overview on Molecular Biology and Host Specialization
• 6. Recent Advances in Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens
• 7. Molecular Characterization of Fusarium spp. Causing Wilt of Patchouli and Gladiolus
• 8. Reusing of Agarose in Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratories
• 9. Rapid Detection of Ganoderma Disease of Coconut by Immunoassay and PCR
• 10. Novel Approaches for the Detection of Plant Viruses
• 11. Molecular Characterization of Formae Speciales of Fusarium oxysporum: A Review
• 12. Molecular and Pathogenic Variability in Plasmopora halstedii Causing Downy Mildew of Sunflower
• 13. Molecular Variability of Rice Blast Pathogen, Pyricularia grisea and Resistant Gene Deployment in Karnataka
• 14. Diagnosis, Molecular Characterization and Management of Phytoplasma Diseases: A Review
• 15. Biochemical and Molecular Variability in Pythium aphanidermatum Causing Rhizome Rot of Ginger
• 16. Molecular Based Techniques for Characterization, Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas
• 17. Characterization of Trichoderma spp.
• 18. Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs) in Fungi
• 19. Molecular Methods for Detection of Plant Pathogen with Special Reference to DNA Based Methods
• Index