Plant pathology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, P. D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Alpha Science International , c2006
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Effects of pathogens on physiology of plants
  • 3. Genetic basis of host-pathogen interactions
  • 4. The attacking pathogen
  • 5. The defending host
  • 6. Effect of environment on disease development
  • 7. Epidemology, assessment and forecasting of plant diseases
  • 8. Methods of control of plant diseases
  • 9. Biological control of insects, nematodes and weeds-biocides in crop protection
  • 10. Mechanisms of biological control
  • 11. Non-parasitic diseases caused by environmental factors
  • 12. Diseases caused by bacteria and mollicutes
  • 13. Major groups of plant pathogenic fungi
  • 14. Diseases caused by fungal-like organisms
  • 15. Diseases caused by true fungi
  • 16. Diseases caused by ascomycota
  • 17. Diseases caused by fungi imperfecti
  • 18. Diseases caused by basidiomycota
  • 19. Diseases caused by viruses and viroids
  • 20. Diseases caused by nematods
  • 21. Diseases caused by flowering plants and green algae