Molecular biology in plant pathogenesis and disease management v. 3 Disease management

Investigations on various aspects of plant-pathogen interactions have the ultimate aim of providing information that may be useful for the development of effective crop disease management systems. Molecular techniques have accelerated the formulation of short- and long-term strategies of disease management. Exclusion and eradication of plant pathogens by rapid and precise detection and identification of microbial pathogens in symptomatic and asymptomatic plants and planting materials by employing molecular methods has been practiced extensively by quarantines and certification programs with a decisive advantage. Identification of sources of resistance genes, cloning and characterization of desired resistance genes and incorporation of resistance gene(s) into cultivars and transformation of plants with selected gene(s) have been successfully performed by applying appropriate molecular techniques. Induction of resistance insusceptible cultivars by using biotic and abiotic inducers of resistance. Investigations on various aspects of plant-pathology interactions have the ultimate aim of providing information that may be useful for the development of effective crop disease management systems Molecular techniques have accelerated the formulation of short-management long-term strategies of disease management, and have been practiced extensively by quarantines and certification programs with a decisive advantage

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8246-7
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 520
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés