Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance
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Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

About this book

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences: Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance presents a critical review of the development of resistant varieties of plant to pests and diseases. It discusses the economic impact of pests and diseases; the methods of controlling these pests and diseases; and the challenges being faced by a plant breeder. Some of the topics covered in the book are the general principles and methods of breeding for resistance; importance of parasite variability to the plant breeder; methods of testing for resistance; requirements for successful inoculation; production of resistant varieties; and economic importance of fungal diseases; and variability in fungal pathogen. Pathogenic fungi and fungal diseases are also covered. The control of fungal diseases by resistant varieties is discussed. An in-depth analysis of diseases in plants is provided. The characteristics of bacteria and bacterial diseases are also presented. A chapter is devoted to epidemiology of diseases associated with mycoplasma-like organisms and rickettsia-like organisms. The book can provide useful information to farmers, botanists, students, and researchers.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. Part I: Some Concepts of Breeding for Resistance
  8. Part II: Resistance to Fungal Diseases
  9. Part III: Resistance to Diseases Caused by Bacteria, Mycoplasmas and Viruses
  10. Part IV: Resistance to Animal Pests
  11. Part V: Parasitic Weeds
  12. Part VI: General Conclusions on Breeding for Resistance
  13. AUTHOR INDEX
  14. SUBJECT INDEX