1st Edition
Cytology, Histology and Histochemistry of Fruit Tree Diseases
Published in 1993: This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the relationships between host plant structure and pathological anatomy. Topics include the structure and development of gum ducts, wound reactions, systemic invasion by bacterial pathogens, diseases caused by MLOs, and responses to cold temperatures.
1. Historical Aspects of the Pathological Anatomy of Fruit Tree Diseases
Alan R. Biggs
2. Anatomy and Histochemistry of Wound Responses in Bark Tissues and Implications for Management of Canker Diseases
Alan R. Biggs
3. The Cytology and Histology, and Histochemistry of Apple Scab
Christopher M. Becker
4. The Cytology and Histology of Pear Rust
Mitsuru Kohno and Hitoshi Kunoh
5. Cytology, Histology, and Histochemistry of Fruit Infection by Monilinia Species
Hayden J. Willetts and Suzanne Bullock
6. The Pathological Anatomy of Zygophiala jamaicensis on Fruit Surfaces
Hideo Nasu and Histoshi Kunoh
7. Pathological Anatomy of Fire Blight caused by Erwinia amylovora
Henk J. Schouten
8. Pathological Anatomy and Histochemistry of Leucostoma Canker on Stone Fruits and Other Selected Cankers, on Deciduous Fruit Trees
Alan R. Biggs
9. The Development and Ultrastructure of Gum Ducts in Citrus in Response to Pathogens
Esther Shedletzky
10. Pathological Anatomy of Root Diseases Caused by Phytophthora Species
Darren P. Phillips
11. Cytology, Histopathology, and Histochemistry of Citrus Blight
Ronald H. Brylansky
12. Cytology, Histology, and Histochemistry of MLO Infections in Tree Fruits
Sharon M. Douglas
13. Pathological Anatomy of Infection and Systemic Invasion of Deciduous Fruit Trees by Bacterial Pathogens
Isabel M. M. Roos, E. Lucienne Mansvelt, and M. J. Hattingh
14. Adaption and Response of Fruit Trees to Freezing Temperatures
Michael Wisniewski and Rajev Arora
Biography
Alan R. Biggs, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of the Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture and Forestry and Extension in Tree Fruit Pathology at West Virginia University.