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This book introduces the nature, causes and impact of plant diseases. It briefly describes the history of plant pathology as a scientific discipline and introduces the disease cycle as the key tool for understanding disease development and devising appropriate management strategies.
It addresses the mechanisms of pathogenicity and immunity. It explores the biology of the interactions between plants and plant pathogens from the cellular level to the population level, with the chapter addressing epidemiology. The book then concerns the approaches we can take to alleviate the effects of plant pathogens.
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List of contents
Preface
About the Authors
1 Introduction
2 History of Plant Pathology
3 Symptoms of Plant Diseases
4 Characters and Structures of Fungi and Related Organisms
5 Asexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
6 Sexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista
7 Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and related Eukarya
8 Protozoa
9 Chromista
10 Fungi: Chitridiomycota
11 Fungi: Zygomycota
12 Fungi: Ascomycota
13 Fungi: Basidiomycota
14 Bacteria
15 Mollicutes
16 Virus
17 Viroids
18 Phanerogamic Parasites
19 Algal Plant Parasites
20 Pathogenesis - Infection Process
21 Pathogenesis - Role of Enzymes, Toxins and Growth Regulators
22 Survival of Plant Pathogens
23 Liberation of Plant Pathogens
24 Plant Disease Epidemiology
25 Plant Disease Forecasting
26 Disease Survey, Surveillance and Assessment
27 Plant Defence
28 Seed Health Testing
29 Remote Sensing in Plant Disease Detection
30 Principles of Plant Disease Management
31 Integrated Disease Management
32 Host-Plant Resistance
33 Regulatory Methods
34 Cultural Methods
35 Physical Methods
36 Biotechnological Methods
37 Biological Methods
38 Chemical Methods
39 Methods of Application of Chemical Fungicides
40 Formulations and Compatibility
41 Plant Protection Appliances
42 Pesticides Spraying Calibrations
About the author
S. Parthasarathy; Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India
P. Lakshmidevi; Teaching Assistant (Plant Pathology), Institute of Agriculture, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
V.K. Satya; Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
C. Gopalakrishnan; Professor (Plant Pathology), Department of Plant Pathology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
Summary
This book introduces the nature, causes and impact of plant diseases. It briefly describes the history of plant pathology as a scientific discipline and introduces the disease cycle as the key tool for understanding disease development and devising appropriate management strategies.
