The Nature of Disease in Plants
The Nature of Disease in Plants

Author: Robert P. Scheffer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-01-28

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780521482479

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This book is about how plants get diseases, from the origins and evolution of parasites to how the great plant epidemics developed. The basic premise of the book is that the conditions favouring disease are inherent in agriculture and that diseases become destructive because of human activities. It also deals with how people have dealt with plant diseases in history. Included in the book are the natural histories of some of the most damaging plant diseases, worldwide, with discussions of why each became destructive. Diseases are grouped according to the most significant factors in the development of epidemics: in every case this is due to a human factor. Discussion of each model disease proceeds from observable facts to more complex concepts; thus, the reader with little knowledge of plant pathology should find the book easily understandable.

Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases
Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases

Author: Anne Marte Tronsmo

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1789243181

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This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of plant diseases, including pathogens, plant-pathogen interactions, their management, and future perspectives. Plant diseases limit potential crop production and are responsible for considerable losses in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Our global food production systems are under increasing pressure from global trade, climate change and urbanization. If we could alleviate the losses due to plant diseases, we would be able to produce roughly 20% more food - enough to feed the predicted world population in 2050. Co-authored by a group of international teachers of plant pathology who have collaborated for many years, the book gives expert and seamless coverage. Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases: Addresses major advances in plant-pathogen interactions, classification of plant pathogens, and the methods of managing or controlling disease Is relevant for a global audience; it covers many examples of diseases with an impact worldwide but with an emphasis on disease of particular importance in a temperate context Features over 400 striking figures and colour photographs It is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying plant pathology, biology, agriculture and horticulture.

Plant Pathology V1
Plant Pathology V1

Author: James G. Horsfall

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 0323143393

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Plant Pathology: An Advanced Treatise, Volume I: The Diseased Plant presents an integrated synthesis of the scope, importance, and history of plant pathology, emphasizing the concept of disease, not of diseases. The book focuses on pathological processes, defense devices, predisposition, and therapy of the diseased plant. It explores the normal pathways that are obstructed in sick plants; how the pathogen causes dysfunction; and how the host plant reacts to the pathogen. This book also considers the logistics and the strategy of disease and how to combat it. This volume is organized into 15 chapters and begins with an overview of plant pathology, its history, and its relation to other sciences, along with plant predisposition to disease, and the resistance-susceptibility problem. The next chapters examine how sickness in plants is recognized and diagnosed, the tissue breakdown in diseases, and the effects of parasites on the processes in plants. The impact of disease on water balance and respiration in plants and the histology of disease resistance in plants are also explained. This volume also covers the physiological and chemical basis of defense by higher plants against potential or invading pathogens and the hypersensitivity concept in plant pathology. The final chapter discusses the physical and chemical therapy of the diseased plant. This book will appeal to all who are interested in a theoretical treatment of plant pathology and in the broad ecological relationships among organisms, as well as to research workers and advanced students of applied biology.

Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology
Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology

Author: Krishna P. Singh

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-09

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 981156275X

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This book offers a comprehensive guide to the identification, detection, characterization, classification and management of plant pathogens and other beneficial microbes in agriculture. The science of plant pathology is a dynamic field and, given the growing interest in sustainable agricultural practices, plant disease management has also gained importance. Further, there has been a shift from traditional chemical-based methods to eco-friendly integrated disease management strategies with a greater focus on bio-control and other eco-friendly technologies. This book provides a comprehensive and timely account of latest concepts and advances in the field of plant pathology, including detection and diagnosis, host resistance, disease forecasting and plant biotechnological approaches. Accordingly, it will be of great interest to academics and all stakeholders working in the fields of plant pathology, microbiology, biotechnology, plant breeding, and other life sciences.

The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases
The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases

Author: B. Michael Cooke

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-06-18

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 1402045816

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Plant disease epidemiology is a dynamic science that forms an essential part of the study of plant pathology. This book brings together a team of 35 international experts. Each chapter deals with an essential component of the subject and allows the reader to fully understand how each exerts its influence on the progress of pathogen populations in plant populations over a defined time scale. This edition has new, revised and updated chapters.

Nature and Prevention of Plant Diseases
Nature and Prevention of Plant Diseases

Author: K. Starr Chester

Publisher:

Published: 1947

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13:

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Significance of plant disease in agriculture; Types of plant disease: fungi; Diseases caused by basidiomycetes: rusts; Diseases caused by basidiomycetes: smuts; Diseases caused by basidiomycetes: fleshy fungi; mycorrhizae; Diseases caused by ascomycetes; Diseases caused by imperfect fungi; Diseases caused by phycomycetes and related fungi; Damping-off and related troubles; Diseases caused by bacteria; Diseases caused by viruses; Diseases caused by parasitic seed plants and algae; epiphytes; Diseases caused by nematodes or eelworms; Physiogenic diseases; The methods of studying plant diseases; Environment and parasitic disease; Etiology and epiphytology of disease; Principles and procedures in the control of plant diseases; control of plant diseases by regulation; Control of plant disease by inducing resistance; Control of plant diseases by cultural methods.

The Nature and Practice of Biological Control of Plant Pathogens
The Nature and Practice of Biological Control of Plant Pathogens

Author: R. James Cook

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13:

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Why biological control. Developmental history of biological control ofplant pathologens. Components of biological control. Approaches to biological control. The pathologen in biological control. The host and biological control. The soil ecosystem and biological control. Introduction of antagonists for biological control. Antagonistae vitae. Agricultural practices and biologial control. Perspectives.