Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops
RECENT & Recommended by APS PRESS!
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.”
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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