P. Narayanasamy

Microbial Plant Pathogens-Detection and Disease Diagnosis: (eBook, PDF)

Fungal Pathogens, Vol.1

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Plants are infected by different microbial pathogens, of which fungal pathogens form the highly evolved and earliest recognized group. The morphological, biological, biochemical and physiological characteristics have been used for the detection, identification and differentiation of fungal pathogens up to species level. Pathogenicity on a set of differential host plant species or crop cultivars has been useful for the identification of physiologic races existing within a morphologic species/variety. As the techniques based on the above mentioned characteristics require long time and yield inconsistent results, the need for the development of techniques with greater accuracy, reliability, reproducibility and capable of providing the results rapidly was realized. Immunoassays have been shown to be effective in detecting several fungal pathogens present in plants, planting materials, soil, water and air. Development of monoclonal antibody technology has greatly enhanced the sensitivity and specificity of detection, identification and differentiation of fungal species and varieties/strains. Nucleic acid-based techniques involving hybridization of probes with complementary sequences of the target pathogen(s) or amplification of specific sequences of the target pathogen DNA/fragment have been demonstrated to be the most efficient among the diagnostic techniques currently available. This volume provides exhaustive information on various methods of detection of fungal pathogens and the diagnosis of the diseases caused by them based on extensive literature search that will be useful to the researchers, teachers and graduate students of different disciplines of biological sciences, in addition to the extension pathologists, personnel of plant quarantines and certification programs. Presentation of a large number of protocols is a unique feature of this volume to facilitate selection of appropriate techniques for different investigations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 291
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789048197354
• Artikelnr.: 37411673

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 2.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- 1.1. Microbial plant pathogens as a major limiting factor of crop production.- 1.2. Discovery of bacteria as plant pathogens.-1.3. Detection of bacterial and phytoplasmal pathogens and disease diagnosis.- References.- Chapter 2 Detection of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Pathogens in Plants.- 2.1 Detection of bacterial pathogens in plant organs.- 2.2 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in plant organs.- 2.3 Detection of bacterial pathogens in seeds and planting materials.- 2.4 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in planting materials.- Appendix.- References.- 3. Detection of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Pathogens in the Environment.- 3.1 Detection of bacterial pathogens in environment.- 3.2 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in environment.- Appendix.- References.- Chapter 4 Assessment of Variability in Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Plant Pathogens.- 4.1 Assessment of variability in bacterial pathogens.- 4.2 Assessment of variability in phytoplasmal pathogens.- Appendix.- References.- Chapter 5 Diagnosis of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Diseases.- 5.1 Choice of diagnostic tests for bacterial diseases.- 5.2 Choice of diagnostic tests for phytoplasmal diseases.- 5.3 Agencies involved in disease diagnosis.- References.

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From the reviews:

"The first volume of the Microbial plant pathogens - Detection and disease diagnosis focuses on fungal pathogens. ... All chapters are summarized in the abstract, well referenced and focused on providing concerns of techniques and improvements of research. Therefore, if you are interested in the methods for detection and diagnosis, this is certainly a book you must have. The book should be available to every mycologist and students studying any aspect of plant pathology. Every library in the world should also have this book." (Dhanushka Udayanga and Dimuthu S. Manamgoda, Fungal Diversity, April, 2012)