Fundamentals Of Bacterial Plant Pathology

Intended as a text for plant bacteriology courses and as a reference for plant pathologists in agricultural extension services and experimental stations, Fundamentals of Bacterial Plant Pathology presents current information on bacterial morphology, taxonomy, genetics, and ecology. Diagnosis, disease management, and the molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions are examined. The book is well illustrated, includes both subject and taxonomic indexes, and provides suggestions for the further reading. Key Features * Provides an overview on phytopathogenic prokaryotes and plant prokaryote diseases * Contains detailed descriptions of topics of current interest including: * Molecular Genetics of Pathogenesis * Modern taxonomy and ecological behaviors of phytopathogenic prokaryotes * Biological control of plant prokaryote diseases * Presents full descriptions of eighteen selected diseases of economic interest

This book is based on the syllabus prescribed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, for the first and second year undergraduate students of plant pathology in State Agricultural and Horticultural Universities and hence, is of special importance to these students. The text, conveniently divided into 13 chapters, deals with fundamental aspects of plant pathology viz., scope and objectives, importance of plant diseases, history and development of plant pathology, theory of plant diseases, causes of plant diseases (biotic, abiotic and plant viruses with representative examples) symptoms, general characteristics of plant pathogens, classification of phytopathogens, growth and reproduction of plant pathogens including replication of plant viruses, liberation or dispersal of plant pathogens, their survival and types of parasitism and variability in plant pathogens. At the end of each chapter, important questions have been provided for the benefit of the students. Diagrams, convincing tables and suitable graphs/illustrations are furnished at appropriate places. A complete bibliography and apt subject index are appended at the end. Besides undergraduate students, this book will also serve as a basic guide to meet the requirement of teachers/researchers in plant pathology and related fields.

Introduction to bacteriology and bacteria. Phytobacteriology and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants. Disease and symptoms caused by plant pathogenic bacteria. Epidemiology. Damage and losses caused by bacterial plant diseases. Prevention and control of bacterial pathogens and diseases. Examples of bacterial diseases of cultivated and wild plants.

The Second Edition of this bestseller brings together basic plant pathology methods published in diverse and often abstract publications. The Second Edition is updated and expanded with numerous new figures, new culture media, and additional methods for working with a greater number of organisms. Methods are easy to use and eliminate the need to seek out original articles. This reference allows for easy identification of methods appropriate for specific problems and facilities. Scientific names of pathogens and some of their hosts are updated in this edition. The book also acts as a research source providing more than 1,800 literature citations. The Second Edition includes chapters on the following: Sterilization of culture apparatus and culture media Culture of pathogens with detailed techniques for 61 fungi and selected bacteria Long-term storage of plant pathogens Detection and estimation of inoculum for 28 soilborne fungal pathogens and 5 bacterial genera-15 methods for airborne inoculum and 13 methods for seedborne pathogens Establishment of disease and testing for disease resistance Work with soil microorganisms Fungicide evaluation Biological control Bright-field microscopy

Disease in plants; Plant pathology and the diseased plant; Prologue to part I: the nature and consequences of disease in plants; An introduction to the principles of plant pathology; Morphological symptoms of disease in plants; Infectious agents of disease in plants; Viruses and viroids as plant pathogens; Plant-pathogenic prokaryotes; Plant-pathogenic fungi, algae, and seed plants; Plant-pathogenic protozoans, nematodes, and insects; Cyclic events that culminate in plant disease; Production and dispersal of the inocula of plant pathogens, Penetration of plants by pathogens; Infection and disease in plants; Controlling disease in populations of plants; The epidemiology of plant diseases; Plant-disease control by reducing amounts of inocula; Plant-disease control by reducing rates of disease development; Epilogue to part I: plant pathology as a science of plant-pest control; Diseases of plants; Prolegue to part II: how diseases disrupt the vital functions of plants; Rots of plant products; Blights of seedlings; Rots of the roots of plants in the field; Bacterial and fungal gall diseases of plants; Smut fungi and plant diseases they cause; Nematode-induced diseases of plants; Vascular-wilt diseases in plants; Bacterial spots and blights of foliage; Fungal spots and blights of foliage; Downy-mildew fungi and plant diseases they cause; Powdery-mildew fungi and plant diseases they cause; Rust fungi and plant diseases they cause; Plant diseases caused by viruses and mycoplasmalike organisms; Plant diseases with noninfectious causes; Epilogue to part II: chronology and practice of plant-disease control; Techniques for diagnosis of plant diseases; Use of the literature of plant pathology.

The author presents a modern look at research in bacterial plant pathology. Bringing together bacterial structure and function, taxonomy, environmental microbiology, induction and development of plant disease, molecular genetics and disease control, Dr. Sigee unifies the field, at the same time as emphasizing exciting developments in cell and molecular biology.