CABI International

Main Description

As agricultural production increases to meet the demands of a growing world population, so has the pace of biotechnology research to combat plant disease. Diseases can be caused by a variety of complex plant pathogens including fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes, and their management requires the use of techniques in transgenic technology, biochemistry and genetics. While texts exist on specific pathogens or management practices, a comprehensive review is needed of recent developments in modern techniques and the understanding of how pathogens cause disease. This collection of studies discusses the key approaches to managing each group of pathogens within the context of recent developments in biotechnology. Broad themes include microbe-plant interactions, molecular diagnostics of plant pathogens and enhancing the resistance of plants.

Readership

Academics and government organizations involved in the agriculture and biotechnology sectors.

Main Contents

Section A: Unraveling microbe-plant interactions for applications to disease management

• 1: Signal transduction pathways and disease resistance genes and their applications to fungal disease control.
• 2: Modulating quorum sensing and Type III secretion systems in bacterial plant pathogens for disease management.
• 3: Application of biotechnology to understand pathogenesis in nematode plant pathogens.
• 4: Interactions between plant and virus proteomes in susceptible hosts
• 5: Mechanisms of plant virus evolution and identification of genetic bottlenecks
• 6: Molecular understanding of viroid replication cycles and identification of targets for disease management.

• 7: Diagnostics of soilborne fungal pathogens.
• 8: Detection of plant pathogenic bacteria.
• 9: Diagnostics of plant-parasitic nematodes.
• 10: Molecular Diagnostic methods for plant viruses
• 11: Identification and diversity of phytoplasmas.
• 12: Detection of plant viroids.