Phytophthora : a global perspective / / edited by Kurt Lamour

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910284953203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : CAB International, c2013
• ISBN: 1-78924-432-3; 1-78064-094-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: CABI plant protection series ; ; 2
• Altri autori (Persone): LamourKurt
• Disciplina: 579.5/46
• Soggetti: Phytophthora; Plant diseases; Plants, Protection of
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A historical perspective of Phytophthora / Olaf K. Ribeiro -- Taxonomy and phylogeny of Phytophthora and related oomycetes / Marco Thines -- Molecular identification of Phytophthora / Frank N. Martin -- Phytophthora populations / Kurt Lamour -- Phytophthora species hybrids: a novel threat to crops and natural ecosystems / Tibor Ersek and Willem A. Man in 't Veld -- Phytophthora infestans and P. andina on solanaceous hosts in South America / Gregory A. Forbes ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora infestans in Europe / David E.L. Cooke and Bjorn Andersson -- Phytophthora infestans in the United States / Dennis Halterman and Amanda J. Gevens -- Phytophthora sojae on soybeans / Anne E. Dorrance -- Biology and management of Phytophthora capsici in the southwestern United States / Soum Sanogo and Paul W. Bosland -- Phytophthora capsici in the eastern United States / Leah Granke, Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Mary Hausbeck -- Taro leaf blight caused by Phytophthora colocasiae / Susan C. Miyasaka ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora nicotianae / Victoria A. Ludowici ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora cinnamomi in Australia / Wei Y. Hee ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora in US forests / Yilmaz Balci and John C. Bienapfl -- The impact of invasive Phytophthora species on European forests / Thomas Jung ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora pinifolia: the cause of Dano Foliar del Pino on Pinus radiata in Chile / Rodrigo Ahumada ... [et al.] -- ; Phytophthora in woody ornamental nurseries / Ana Perez-Sierra and Thomas Jung -- Distribution and biology of Phytophthora tropicalis / Janice Uchida and Chris Y. Kadooka -- Phytophthora palmivora in tropical tree crops / Andre Drenth and David Guest -- Phytophthora root rot of avocado / Randy C. Ploetz -- The occurrence and impact of Phytophthora on the African continent / Jan H. Nagel ... [et al.] -- Phytophthora in Mexico / Sylvia Patricia Fernandez Pavia, Marlene Diaz-Celaya and Gerardo Rodriguez-Alvarado -- Phytophthora in China / Yuanchao Wang and Suomeng Dong -- Globalization and Phytophthora / Peter Scott, Treena Burgess and Giles Hardy.
• Sommario/riassunto: Phytophthora diseases pose a major threat to a huge range of plant species, and have a significant economic impact on crops, forests, nurseries, greenhouses and natural areas worldwide. This is the first and only book to focus solely on phytophthora diseases. Kurt Lamour is internationally renowned as the leader in this field. It offers comprehensive overview of these global plant-destroying diseases. Chapters cover major hosts, identification, epidemiology, management, current research, future perspectives, and the impact of globalisation on phytophthora. It is suitable for researchers and st