Biotic interactions in plant-pathogen associations [[electronic resource] /] / edited for the British Society for Plant Pathology by M.J. Jeger and N.J. Spence

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450726103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : CABI Pub., c2001
• ISBN: 1-280-90825-4; 9786610908257; 1-84593-319-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JegerMichael J; SpenceN. J (Nicola J.)
• Disciplina: 632/.3
• Soggetti: Plant-pathogen relationships; Biotic communities; Electronic books.
• 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: Biotic Interactions in Plant-Pathogen Associations; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Biotic Interactions and Plant-Pathogen Associations; 2. Virus-Vector Interactions in Plant Virus DiseaseTransmission and Epidemiology; 3. Functional Consequences and Maintenance of Vegetative Incompatibility in Fungal Populations; 4. Fungal Endophytes and Nematodes of Agricultural and Amenity Grasses; 5. Feeding on Plant-pathogenic Fungi by Invertebrates: Comparison with Saprotrophic and Mycorrhizal Systems; 6. Plant Interactions with Endophytic Bacteria; 7. Are Chitinolytic Rhizosphere Bacteria Really Beneficial to Plants?8. Diversity and Interactions Among Strains of Fusarium oxysporum: Application to Biological Control; 9. The Use of Avirulent Mutants of Ralstonia solanacearum to Control Bacterial Wilt Disease; 10. Cross-protection: Interactions Between Strains Exploited to Control Plant Virus Diseases; 11. Plant Pathogen-Herbivore Interactions and Their Effects on Weeds; 12. The Role of Hyperparasites in Host Plant-Parasitic Fungi Relationships; 13. Mutualism and Antagonism: Ecological Interactions ; Among Bark Beetles, Mites and Fungi; 14. The Implications for Plant Health of Nematode-Fungal Interactions in the Root Zone15. Interactions of Plants, Soil Pathogens and Their Antagonists in Natural Ecosystems; 16. Development of Methods and Models and Their Application to Disease Problems in the Perennial Citrus Crop System; 17. Observation and Theory of Whitefly-borne Virus Disease Epidemics; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on a similarly named meeting in December 1999 organized by the British Society for Plant Pathology, this book considers the biology of interactions between host plants and the pathogens that infect them.