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A single comprehensive resource on viroids, viroid diseases and their control. The book explores their economic impact, properties, methods for detection and control, diseases of viroids in different plant species, mapping geographical distribution and considerations for future applications.

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Author:   Ahmed T. Hadidi ,  Ricardo Flores ,  John W. Randles ,  Joseph S. Semancik
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781578082728

ISBN 10:   1578082722
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   01 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: economic impact of viroid diseases. Part 2 Properties of viroids: molecular characteristics; biology; movement; replication; pathogenesis; viroids and gene silencing; classification; viroid-like satellite RNAs. Part 3 Detection of viroids: host considerations; biological indexing; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; molecular hybridization; polymerase chain reaction. Part 4 Diseases and viroids associated with plant species: viroids of solanaceous species; cucumber viroids - hop stunt viroid in cucumber; pome fruit viroids - apple scar skin viroid in apple, apple scar skin viroid in pear, apple dimple fruit viroid, apple fruit crinkle viroid, pear blister canker viroid; stone fruit viroids - peach latent mosaic viroid in peach, peach latent mosaic viroid in temperate fruit hosts, hop stunt viroid in plum and peach, hop stunt viroid in apricot and almond; avocado viroids - avocado sunbloth viroid; citrus viroids; grapevine viroids; hop viroids - hop stunt viroid; viroids of ornamentals - chrysanthemum stunt viroid; chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid; Coleus blumei viroid, Columnea latent viroid; palm tree viroids - coconut cadang-cadang viroid, cocount tinangaja viroid; natural history of viroids - horticultural aspects. Part 5 Mapping of geographical distribution and epidemiology of viroids: viroids in North America and global distribution of viroid diseases; viroids in South America; viroids in Europe; viroids in the Middle East; viroids in Australasia; viroids in China; viroids in Japan; viroids in Africa. Part 6 Control measures: strategies for the control of viroid diseases; quarantine of imported germplasm; availability of viroid-tested propagation materials; viroid elimination by thermotherapy and tissue culure. Part 7 Diseases of possible viroid aetiology: pear fruit crinkle; citrus gummy bark; eggplant latent; Nicotiana glutinosa stunt; CCVd-related molecules in oil palms, coconut palms and other monocotyledons outside the Philippines. Part 8 Considerations for future applications of viroids: biotechnological approaches for controlling viroid diseases; ribozyme reactions of viroids; considerations for the introduction of viroids for economic advantage.

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