Biotechnology and Plant Disease Management

Author： Punja   Z.K.; De Boer   S.; Sanfacon   H.I.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2007

E-ISBN: 9781845933104

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781845932886

Subject： F3 Agricultural Economy

Keyword： Agriculture and Related Industries

Language： ENG

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Description

As agricultural production increases to meet the demands of a growing world population, so has the pace of biotechnology research to combat plant disease. Diseases can be caused by a variety of complex plant pathogens including fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes, and their management requires the use of techniques in transgenic technology, biochemistry and genetics. While texts exist on specific pathogens or management practices, a comprehensive review is needed of recent developments in modern techniques and the understanding of how pathogens cause disease. This collection of studies discusses the key approaches to managing each group of pathogens within the context of recent developments in biotechnology. Broad themes include microbe-plant interactions, molecular diagnostics of plant pathogens and enhancing the resistance of plants.

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SECTION A: UNRAVELING MICROBE–PLANT INTERACTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS TO DISEASE MANAGEMENT

1 Signal Transduction Pathways and Disease Resistant Genes and Their Applications to Fungal Disease Control

2 Modulating Quorum Sensing and Type III Secretion Systems in Bacterial Plant Pathogens for Disease Management

3 Application of Biotechnology to Understand Pathogenesis in Nematode Plant Pathogens

4 Interactions Between Plant and Virus Proteomes in Susceptible Hosts: Identification of New Targets for Antiviral Strategies

5 Mechanisms of Plant Virus Evolution and Identification of Genetic Bottlenecks: Impact on Disease Management

6 Molecular Understanding of Viroid Replication Cycles and Identification of Targets for Disease Management

SECTION B: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF PLANT PATHOGENS FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT

7 Molecular Diagnostics of Soilborne Fungal Pathogens

8 Molecular Detection Strategies for Phytopathogenic Bacteria

9 Molecular Diagnostics of Plant-parasitic Nematodes

10 Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Plant Viruses

11 Molecular Identification and Diversity of Phytoplasmas

12 Molecular Detection of Plant Viroids

SECTION C: ENHANCING RESISTANCE OF PLANTS TO PATHOGENS FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT

13 Application of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides for Management of Plant Diseases

14 Molecular Breeding Approaches for Enhanced Resistance Against Fungal Pathogens

15 Protein-mediated Resistance to Plant Viruses

16 Transgenic Virus Resistance Using Homology-dependent RNA Silencing and the Impact of Mixed Virus Infections

17 Molecular Characterization of Endogenous Plant Virus Resistance Genes

18 Potential for Recombination and Creation of New Viruses in Transgenic Plants Expressing Viral Genes: Real or Perceived Risk?

19 Virus-resistant Transgenic Papaya: Commercial Development and Regulatory and Environmental Issues

SECTION D: UNDERSTANDING MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS TO ENHANCE DISEASE MANAGEMENT

20 Potential Disease Control Strategies Revealed by Genome Sequencing and Functional Genetics of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria

21 Molecular Assessment of Soil Microbial Communities with Potential for Plant Disease Suppression

22 Enhancing Biological Control Efficacy of Yeasts to Control Fungal Diseases Through Biotechnology

23 Molecular Insights into Plant Virus–Vector Interactions

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