Overview
This volume offers a comprehensive coverage of the general principles and recent advances in fungicide resistance. It describes the development, mechanisms, monitoring, and management of resistance and covers the most important group of fungicides that have caused resistance on various crops. An historical review of fungicide resistance over the past 40 years sets the scene for up-to-date basic information on mode of action, as well as the genetics, mechanisms, and evolution of resistance. Monitoring for resistance, including the latest developments in molecular diagnostics, moves readers into the practical aspects of resistance management, which is dealt with through a series of case studies outlining fungicide-use strategies on several key crops. The chapters reflect the experience of authors internationally recognised for their significant contributions to fungicide resistance research. The majority of crop diseases are caused by fungal pathogens, and disease control relies heavily on chemically synthesized fungicides. However, modern fungicides often encounter the problem of resistance development in target pathogens. Thus pathogen resistance to fungicides is an important factor that causes loss of yield and quality of crops. It often threatens biosecurity through the decrease of fungicide efficacy in the fields. To manage fungicide resistance successfully will require the promotion of integrated disease management, involving not just chemical fungicides, but also host plant resistance, agronomic factors, and reliable biological control agents where these are available. Well referenced throughout, the book offers a comprehensive account of resistance, which will be useful as a source of material for lecturers and for both industrial and academic scientists involved in fungicide resistance research. It is also a valuable sourcebook for students.
Full Product Details
Author: Hideo Ishii ,
Derek William Hollomon
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Japan
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Japan
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight: 8.399kg
ISBN: 9784431563013
ISBN 10: 4431563016
Pages: 490
Publication Date: 23 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Author Information
Hideo Ishii. PhD, Professor Kibi International University and Senior Researcher, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences. Derek Hollomon. PhD, Formerly Principal Research Scientist, Rothamsted and Long Ashton Research Stations, Visiting Fellow Biochemistry Department University of Bristol. Currently Executive Editor Pest Management Science.""
