Click to enlargeFungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops

Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops

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By P. Vidhyasekaran

 

“…provides an excellent resource about the molecular aspects of plant pathology. Due to the wealth of information contained in this high quality book, it is highly recommended for libraries as reference material, as well as plant pathology researchers and professors, mycologists, and graduate students of biological sciences and agriculture.”

-- Inoculum

 

Dramatic progress in molecular biology and genetic engineering has recently produced an unparalleled wealth of information on the mechanisms of plant and pathogen interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. Completely revised and expanded, Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, Second Edition offers fresh insight into the interplay of signaling systems in plant and pathogen interactions. The book delineates the battle between plant and fungal pathogen and the complex signaling systems involved.

See what's new in the Second Edition:
 
  • Chapter on the role of disease resistance genes in signal perception and emission
  • Chapter on cell death signaling in disease susceptibility and resistance
  • Revised material on phytoalexins, toxins, and signal perception and transduction in fungal pathogenesis
  • 17 additional families of pathogenesis-related proteins and antifungal proteins

    The book describes the weapons used by fungal pathogens to evade or suppress the host defense mechanisms. It covers each fungal infection process from initial contact and penetration to the subsequent invasion and symptom development. The author explains complex signaling systems in the plant-pathogen interface with flow charts and provides drawings elucidating the biosynthetic pathway of secondary metabolites. He includes figures that highlight cutting-edge breakthroughs in molecular science and tables documenting important findings in the field of molecular plant pathology. These features and more make this book an important and up-to-date resource in the field.

     


    Contents


    Perception and Transduction of Plant Signals in Pathogens

    Perception and Transduction of Pathogen Signals in Plants

    Disease Resistance and Susceptibility Genes in Signal Perception and Emission

    Cell Death Programs During Fungal Pathogenesis

    Cell Wall Degradation and Fortification

    Induction and Evasion of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins

    Evasion and Detoxification of Secondary Metabolites

    Toxins in Disease Symptom Development
     

    Conclusion
    References
    Index


    2007; 7" x 10" hardcover; 509 pages; (4 pounds); Item No. 98674




    98674$175.95
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