ABSTRACT

Instructors, students and researchers in plant pathology have been searching for a primary text that combines an informal, easy-to-read style with a thorough introduction to the concepts and terminology of plant pathology.

Plant Pathology Concepts and Laboratory Exercises answers their demand by presenting pathology principles, protocols an

part |2 pages

Part I Introductory Concepts

chapter 2|7 pages

What Is a Disease?

chapter 3|11 pages

Introduction to Plant Pathogens

part |2 pages

Part II Groups of Plant Pathogens

chapter 4|25 pages

Plant Pathogenic Viruses

chapter 5|15 pages

Mechanical Inoculation of Plant Viruses

chapter 6|20 pages

Pathogenic Prokaryotes

chapter 8|16 pages

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

chapter 10|34 pages

Plant Pathogenic Fungi

chapter 11|13 pages

Slime Molds and Zoosporic Fungi

chapter 13|10 pages

Archiascomycete and Hemiascomycete Pathogens

chapter 14|20 pages

The Powdery Mildews

chapter 16|13 pages

Deuteromycota: The Imperfect Fungi

chapter 18|23 pages

Smut and Rust Diseases

chapter 19|14 pages

Fleshy and Other Basidiomycetes

chapter 20|18 pages

Oomycota: The Fungi-Like Organisms

chapter 21|16 pages

Laboratory Exercises with the Oomycetes

chapter 23|10 pages

Abiotic Diseases

part |2 pages

Part III: Molecular Tools for Studying Plant Pathogens

part |2 pages

Part IV Plant-Pathogen Interactions

chapter 26|19 pages

Pathogen Attack Strategies

chapter 28|13 pages

Host Defenses

chapter 29|18 pages

Disruption of Plant Function

part |2 pages

Part V Epidemiology and Disease Control

chapter 30|24 pages

Plant Disease Epidemiology

chapter 31|30 pages

Host Resistance

chapter 32|11 pages

Cultural Control of Plant Diseases

chapter 33|13 pages

Chemical Control of Plant Diseases

chapter 34|17 pages

Biological Control of Plant Pathogens

chapter 35|13 pages

Integrated Pest Management

chapter 36|22 pages

Plant Disease Diagnosis

part |2 pages

Part VI Special Topic

chapter 38|18 pages

In Vitro Plant Pathology