
- 418 pages
- English
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Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
About this book
This book introduces the nature, causes and impact of plant diseases, describes briefly the history of plant pathology as a scientific discipline, and introduces the disease cycle as the key tool for understanding disease development and devising appropriate management strategies. The book describes the diverse organisms and agents that cause diseases—plant pathogens.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of Plant Pathology
- 3 Classification of Plant Diseases
- 4 Eukaryotic Fungi and Related Pathogens: Characters and Structures
- 5 Asexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
- 6 Sexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
- 7 Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Related Eukarya
- 8 Protozoa
- 9 Chromista
- 10 Fungi: Chitridiomycota
- 11 Fungi: Zygomycota
- 12 Fungi: Ascomycota
- 13 Fungi: Basidiomycota
- 14 Prokaryotic Bacterial Plant Pathogens
- 15 Prokaryotic Mollicutes
- 16 Virus
- 17 Phanerogamic Parasites
- 18 Algal Plant Parasite
- 19 Nematodes: Morphology and Reproduction
- 20 Ecological Classification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
- 21 Nematode Disease Symptoms on Crop Plants
- 22 Liberation and Dispersal of Plant Pathogens
- 23 Survival of Plant Pathogens
- 24 Types of Parasitism
- 25 Variability and Resistance in Plant Pathogens
- 26 Pathogenesis
- 27 Enzymes in Disease Development
- 28 Toxins in Disease Development
- 29 Plant Growth Regulators in Disease Development
- 30 Effect of Pathogens on Physiological Functions of the Plants
- 31 Plant Disease Epidemiology
- 32 Defense Mechanism in Plants
- 33 Principles of Plant Disease Management
- 34 Chemical Fungicides and Antibiotics
- 35 Application of Fungicides
- 36 Principles of Integrated Nematode Management
- Glossary