Introduction to Plant Pathology
Author:   Richard N. Strange (University College London)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:  

9780470849729


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   17 October 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard N. Strange (University College London)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.990kg
ISBN:  

9780470849729


ISBN 10:   047084972
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   17 October 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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Preface. 1. The Causal Agents of Plant Disease: Identity and Impact. 2. The Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause. 3. Epidemiology. 4. The Measurement of Inoculum and Disease Severity and Their Effect on Crop Yields. 5. Inoculum Control. 6. Locating, Penetrating and Colonising the Host. 7. Subverting the Metabolism of the Host. 8. Killing the Host?the Role of Toxins. 9. The Plant Fights Back?1. Constitutive Defence Mechanisms. 10. The Genetics of Compatibility and Incompatibility. 11. The Plant Fights Back?2. Active Defence Mechanisms. 12. Control of the Disease Process. Epilogue. Glossary. References. Index.

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RICHARD STRANGE is Senior Lecturer in Plant Pathology at University College London and has a special interest in the plant disease problems of developing countries.  He has written an earlier book Plant Disease Control: Towards Environmentally Acceptable Methods.

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