Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology

• Foreword
  
• Preface
  
• Chapter 1. Birth and Development of Plant Pathology
  
• History
  
• Modern Plant Pathology
  
• CAUSAL ORGANISMS
  
• Chapter 2. Bacteria
  
• Structure of Bacterial Cells
  
• Reproduction of Bacteria
  
• Nomenclature of Bacterial Pathogens
  
• Classification of Plant Bacterial Pathogens
  
• Systematic Position of Crop Bacterial Pathogens
  
• Chapter 3. Fungi, Including Chromista and Protozoa
  
• Three Kingdoms Containing “Fungi”: Fungi, Chromista, and Protozoa
  
• Oomycota
  
• Protozoa
  
• Phyla in the Kingdom Fungi
  
• Ascomycota
  
• Basidiomycota
  
• Chytridiomycota
  
• Zygomycota
  
• Mitosporic Fungi
  
• Systematic Positions of Crop Fungal Pathogens (Including Chromista and Protozoa)
  
• Chapter 4. Parasitic Flagellate Protozoa
  
• Phloem Necrosis of Coffee
  
• Hartrot of Coconut
  
• Marchitez Disease of Oil Palm
  
• Chapter 5. Parasitic Green Algae
  
• Economic Importance
  
• Disease Symptoms
  
• Life Cycle
  
• Disease Management
  
• Chapter 6. Parasitic Higher Plants
  
• Striga
  
• Orobanche
  
• Loranthus
  
• Cassytha
  
• Cuscuta
  
• Chapter 7. Parasitic Nematodes
  
• Structure of Nematodes
  
• Plant Parasitic Nematodes
  
• Disease Symptoms
  
• Management of Parasitic Nematodes
  
• Chapter 8. Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
  
• Phytoplasmas
  
• Spiroplasmas
  
• Chapter 9. Viroids
  
• Structure of Viroids
  
• Viroid Infection Process and Management
  
• Virusoids (Encapsidated, Viroidlike, Satellite RNAs)
  
• Chapter 10. Viruses
  
• Structure of Viruses
  
• Mechanism of Plant Virus Infection
  
• Inclusion Bodies
  
• Satellite Viruses, Satellite RNA, and Defective Interfering Viruses
  
• Classification of Viruses
  
• Systematic Position of Important Viral Pathogens
  
• Symptoms of Crop Virus Diseases
  
• Mode of Transmission of Virus Diseases
  
• Virus Disease Diagnosis
  
• Important Crop Diseases Caused by Viruses
  
• COMMON DISEASE SYMPTOMS, ASSESSMENT, AND DIAGNOSIS
  
• Chapter 11. Common Disease Symptoms
  
• Chapter 12. Crop Disease Assessment
  
• Disease Incidence Assessment
  
• Disease Severity Assessment
  
• Disease Index
  
• Area Under Disease Progress Progress Curve (AUDPC)
  
• Remote Sensing
  
• Digital Image Analysis
  
• Chapter 13. Crop Disease Diagnosis
  
• Diagnosis Based on Disease Symptoms
  
• Diagnosis by Immunological Techniques
  
• Nucleic Acid Probe-Based Methods
  
• Diagnosis of Crop Fungal Diseases
  
• Diagnosis of Crop Bacterial Diseases
  
• Diagnosis of Crop Viral Diseases
  
• Diagnosis of Viroid Diseases
  
• Diagnosis of Phytoplasma Diseases
  
• Plant Clinics and Diagnostic Service Laboratories
  
• Digitally Assisted Diagnosis
  
• CROP DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
  
• Chapter 14. Assessment of Disease Progress
  
• What Is Epidemiology?
  
• Disease Progress Curve
  
• Area Under Disease Progress Curve (AUDPC)
  
• Apparent Infection Rate
  
• Chapter 15. Factors Involved in Disease Increase
  
• Environmental Factors Affecting Sporulation
  
• Environmental Factors Affecting Spore Release
  
• Environmental Factors Affecting Spore Dispersal
  
• Measurement of Spore Dispersal
  
• Disease Gradients
  
• Environmental Factors Affecting Spread of Bacterial Pathogens
  
• Environmental Factors Affecting Infection and Disease Development
  
• Chapter 16. Forecasting Models
  
• Types of Models
  
• Specific Models
  
• CROP DISEASE MANAGEMENT
  
• Chapter 17. Biological Control—Microbial Pesticides
  
• Trichoderma
  
• Pseudomonas Species
  
• Other Organisms
  
• Commercially Available Microbial Pesticides
  
• Chapter 18. Biological Control—Mycorrhiza
  
• What Is a Mycorrhiza?
  
• Diseases Controlled by Mycorrhizal Fungi
  
• Mechanisms Involved in Biocontrol by Mycorrhizae
  
• Mass Production of Mycorrhizal Fungi
  
• Commercialization of Mycorrhizae
  
• Chapter 19. Breeding for Disease Resistance—Conventional Breeding
  
• Types of Disease Resistance
  
• Interaction Between Resistance Genes
  
• Molecular Marker-Assisted Selection
  
• Near-Isogenic Lines (NIL)
  
• Common Breeding Methods for Disease Resistance
  
• Breeding for Quantitative (Partial) Resistance Using QTL Linked with Markers
  
• Chapter 20. Breeding for Disease Resistance—Genetic Engineering
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Plant Resistance Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Plant Defense Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Genes Involved in a Signal Transduction System
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Plant Proteinase-Inhibitor Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Viral Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Fungal and Bacterial Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Insect Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Animal Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Detoxification Genes
  
• Transgenic Plants Expressing Genes Encoding Antibodies
  
• Practical Utility of Transgenic Plants in Crop-Disease Management
  
• Chapter 21. Breeding for Disease Resistance—In Vitro Selection
  
• What Is In Vitro Selection?
  
• Types of In Vitro Selection
  
• Stability and Heritability of Resistance Evolved Through In Vitro Selection
  
• Chapter 22. Chemical Control—Bacterial Diseases
  
• Common and Trade Names of the Bactericides and Their Uses
  
• Effectiveness of Bactericides
  
• Chapter 23. Chemical Control—Fungal Diseases
  
• History of Chemical Control
  
• Development of Commercially Viable Fungicides
  
• Ingredients in Fungicide Formulations
  
• Types of Fungicide Formulations
  
• Classification of Fungicides
  
• Mode of Action of Fungicides
  
• Spectrum of Diseases Controlled by Individual Fungicides
  
• Fungicide Application
  
• Fungicide Resistance
  
• Chapter 24. Chemical Control—Fungicide Application Equipment
  
• Dusters
  
• Sprayers
  
• Granule Applicators
  
• Seed Treaters
  
• Soil Application Equipment
  
• Other Types of Equipment
  
• Parts of Application Equipment
  
• Chapter 25. Chemical Control—Virus Diseases
  
• Control of Virus Spread by Viricides
  
• Control of Virus Spread by Insecticides
  
• Control of Virus Diseases by Plant Activators
  
• Chapter 26. Cultural Methods
  
• Prevention of Introduction of Inoculum
  
• Soil Solarization
  
• Organic Amendments
  
• Mulching
  
• Living Ground Covers
  
• Catch Crops
  
• Tillage
  
• Spacing
  
• Manipulation of Soil pH
  
• Inorganic Amendments
  
• Crop Rotation and Intercropping
  
• Irrigation
  
• Hydrophobic Particle Films
  
• Chapter 27. Exclusion and Eradication
  
• Exclusion
  
• Eradication
  
• List of Important Seedborne Pathogens
  
• Seed Health Testing and Certification
  
• Seed Health Testing Methods
  
• Indexing Plant Propagation Materials
  
• Chapter 28. Plant Activators
  
• What Are Plant Activators?
  
• Types of Plant Activators
  
• Practical Uses of Plant Activators
  
• Chapter 29. Plant Extracts
  
• Antimicrobial Action of Plant Extracts
  
• Induction of Disease Resistance by Plant Extracts
  
• CROP DISEASES
  
• Chapter 30. Diseases of Major Cultivated Crops
  
• Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.)
  
• Banana (Musa species)
  
• Barley (Hordeum vulgare L. emend. Bowden)
  
• Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
  
• Citrus (Citrus species)
  
• Corn (Zea mays L.)
  
• Cotton (Gossypium species)
  
• Crucifers
  
• Cucurbits
  
• Grape (Vitis species)
  
• Oats (Avena sativa L.)
  
• Pea (Pisum sativum L.)
  
• Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]
  
• Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
  
• Pear (Pyrus communis L.)
  
• Plum (Prunus domestica L.)
  
• Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
  
• Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
  
• Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)
  
• Wheat (Triticum spp.)
  
• HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS
  
• Chapter 31. Cell Wall Reinforcement
  
• Cell Wall Modifications
  
• Role of Cell Wall Modifications in Disease Resistance
  
• Chapter 32. Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins
  
• Types of Cell Wall Proteins
  
• Role of HRGPs in Disease Resistance
  
• Chapter 33. Lignin
  
• Biosynthesis of Lignin
  
• Role of Lignin in Disease Resistance
  
• Chapter 34. Pathogenesis-Related Proteins
  
• Definition
  
• Classification of PR Proteins
  
• Role of PR Proteins in Disease Resistance
  
• Chapter 35. Phenolics
  
• Soluble Phenolics and Disease Resistance
  
• Wall-Bound Phenolics and Disease Resistance
  
• Chapter 36. Phytoalexins
  
• Definition
  
• Antimicrobial Action of Phytoalexins
  
• Role of Phytoalexins in Disease Resistance
  
• PATHOGENESIS
  
• Chapter 37. Physiology of Pathogenesis
  
• Adhesion
  
• Nutrition
  
• Plant Barriers Against Pathogens
  
• Enzymes
  
• Toxins
  
• Role of Toxins in Pathogenesis
  
• Glossary
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

Biography

Perumal Vidhyasekaran