Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
eBook - ePub

Fundamentals of Plant Pathology

  1. 418 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. About the Author
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 History of Plant Pathology
  10. 3 Classification of Plant Diseases
  11. 4 Eukaryotic Fungi and Related Pathogens: Characters and Structures
  12. 5 Asexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
  13. 6 Sexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
  14. 7 Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Related Eukarya
  15. 8 Protozoa
  16. 9 Chromista
  17. 10 Fungi: Chitridiomycota
  18. 11 Fungi: Zygomycota
  19. 12 Fungi: Ascomycota
  20. 13 Fungi: Basidiomycota
  21. 14 Prokaryotic Bacterial Plant Pathogens
  22. 15 Prokaryotic Mollicutes
  23. 16 Virus
  24. 17 Phanerogamic Parasites
  25. 18 Algal Plant Parasite
  26. 19 Nematodes: Morphology and Reproduction
  27. 20 Ecological Classification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
  28. 21 Nematode Disease Symptoms on Crop Plants
  29. 22 Liberation and Dispersal of Plant Pathogens
  30. 23 Survival of Plant Pathogens
  31. 24 Types of Parasitism
  32. 25 Variability and Resistance in Plant Pathogens
  33. 26 Pathogenesis
  34. 27 Enzymes in Disease Development
  35. 28 Toxins in Disease Development
  36. 29 Plant Growth Regulators in Disease Development
  37. 30 Effect of Pathogens on Physiological Functions of the Plants
  38. 31 Plant Disease Epidemiology
  39. 32 Defense Mechanism in Plants
  40. 33 Principles of Plant Disease Management
  41. 34 Chemical Fungicides and Antibiotics
  42. 35 Application of Fungicides
  43. 36 Principles of Integrated Nematode Management
  44. Glossary