Agrios' Plant Pathology

Agrios' Plant Pathology, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference in the field. Here, Dr. Richard Oliver provides a fully updated table of contents with revised and new chapters and invited contributors from around the globe. Building on his legacy, this new edition is an essential read for students, faculty and researchers interested in plant pathology. Sections outline how to recognize, treat and prevent plant diseases and provide extensive coverage on abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial, nematode and other plant diseases and their associated epidemiology. A large range of case studies take a deep dive into the genetics and modern management of several plant species.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
About the editors
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Section A: Interactions
Chapter 1 The history and development of plant pathology
Abstract
Prologue
Plants and disease
History of plant pathology and early significant plant diseases
Losses caused by plant diseases
Chemical control of plant diseases
Interest in the mechanisms by which pathogens cause disease
The concept of genetic inheritance of resistance and pathogenicity
Epidemiology of plant disease come of age
Molecular plant pathology
Worldwide development of plant pathology as a profession
Sources of information about plant pathology
Plant diseases and world crop production
Basic procedures
Current status of plant pathology
Nomenclature in plant pathology
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 2 Effects of pathogens and disease on plant physiology
Abstract
Introduction
Parasitism, pathogenicity, and aggressiveness
The amount of disease
The disease cycle
Effect of pathogens on photosynthesis
Effects of pathogens on photorespiration and respiration
Cell water and permeability of cell membranes
Effects of pathogens on transpiration
Effects of pathogens on translocation of water and nutrients in host plants
Effects of pathogens on plant growth and reproduction
Effects of pathogens on plant biomass, development, and yield
Selected references
Chapter 3 Pathogenicity—How do plant pathogens cause disease?
Abstract
Introduction
Penetration of the plant
Invasion and initial colonization
Nonhaustorial intracellular pathogenicity
Stealthy invasion of the apoplast
Detoxification of plant defensive compounds
Obtaining nutrients from plant cell walls
Invasion of the xylem
Pathogens that seek to cause cell death
Crown gall disease caused by Agrobacterium
Growth regulators in plant disease
Late-stage infection
Enzymatic degradation of plant polymers
The terminal phase of pathogenicity
Selected references
Chapter 4 Genetics of plant disease and resistance
Abstract
Introduction
Genetic determination of plant disease
Variability in organisms
Mechanisms of variability
Stages of variation in pathogens
Types of plant resistance to pathogens
Breeding for plant disease resistance
Selected references
Chapter 5 Plant immunity and plant defense
Abstract
Introduction
The genetic basis of plant defense
Lack of host factors for pathogen attack
Preexisting structural and chemical defenses
Pathogen recognition for activation of defenses
Structure and function of gene products acting in pathogen recognition
Signaling for pathogen-induced defense responses
General and specific aspects of defense reactions
Immunization of plants against pathogens
Genetic modification for enhanced disease resistance
Selected references
Chapter 6 Plant disease quantification
Abstract
Introduction
Terminology
Gauging the quality of the assessments
Assessing disease severity visually
Sensor-based and optical methods for measuring disease
Selected references
Web resource
Chapter 7 Epidemics: Disease in populations
Abstract
Introduction
Patterns of epidemics
Disease gradients
Spatial patterns
Molecular epidemiology
Population biology of plant pathogens
Selected references
Web resource
Chapter 8 Plant disease warning systems
Abstract
Introduction
Terminology
When is a disease warning system useful in practice?
Types of disease warning systems
Delivery of outputs from disease warning systems
Use of disease warning systems in practice
Selected references
Chapter 9 Environmental changes and plant disease epidemics
Abstract
Introduction
Climate change and severity of epidemics
Changing agricultural practices and severity of epidemics
Other human-made environmental changes and severity of epidemics
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 10 Control of plant diseases
Abstract
Introduction
Agronomical methods to control diseases
Genetics—Using disease-resistant crop varieties
Crop protection products
Integrated control of plant diseases
Comparison between the four methods of crop protection
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 11 Postharvest diseases
Abstract
Introduction
Fungal and Oomycete phytopathogens
Bacterial phytopathogens
Food safety
Postharvest decay control
Mycotoxins
Postharvest management of seed and grain decay
Selected references
Section B: Pathogens
Chapter 12 Classification of phytopathogens and diseases
Abstract
Phylogenetic classifications
Phenotypic classifications of diseases; Trophic classes
Subspecific classification of pathogens
Levels of host specificity
Pathogen and disease names
Selected references
Chapter 13 Diseases caused by fungi
Abstract
Dothideomycetes
Leotiomycetes
Sordariomycetes
Ustilaginomycetes
Pucciniomycetes—Rust diseases
Selected references
Chapter 14 Diseases caused by Plasmodiophorida
Abstract
Introduction
Diseases caused by Plasmodiophorida
Selected references
Chapter 15 Diseases caused by Oomycetes
Abstract
Pythium seed rot, damping-off, root rot, and soft rot
Phytophthora diseases
Downy mildews
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 16 Plant diseases caused by prokaryotes: Bacteria and mollicutes
Abstract
Introduction
Archaea
Plant diseases caused by bacteria
Characteristics of plant pathogenic bacteria
Characteristics of important phytobacterial genera
Identification of bacteria
Bacterial genomes
Symptoms caused by bacteria
Bacterial effectors and plant defense
Control of bacterial diseases of plants
Bacterial spots and blights
Bacterial vascular wilts
Bacterial soft rots
Bacterial galls
Bacterial cankers
Bacterial scabs
Root nodules of legumes
Plant diseases caused by fastidious vascular bacteria
Xylem-inhabiting fastidious bacteria
Pierce’s disease of grape
Phloem-inhabiting fastidious bacteria
Plant diseases caused by mollicutes: Phytoplasmas and spiroplasmas
Examples of plant diseases caused by mollicutes
Spiroplasma diseases
Selected references
Chapter 17 Plant diseases caused by viruses
Abstract
Introduction
Nomenclature and classification of plant viruses
Characteristics of plant viruses
Properties of plant viruses: The biological function of viral components
Virus infection and virus synthesis
Translocation and distribution of viruses in plants
Symptoms caused by plant viruses
Physiology of virus-infected plants
Transmission of plant viruses
Epidemiology of plant viruses and viroids
Working with, and managing plant viruses: Purification of plant viruses
Serology of plant viruses
Detection and identification of plant viruses
Economic importance of plant viruses
Control of plant viruses
Diseases caused by rigid rod-shaped ssRNA viruses
Diseases caused by filamentous ssRNA viruses
Diseases caused by Potyviridae
Diseases caused by closteroviruses
Diseases caused by isometric single-stranded RNA viruses
Diseases caused by tombusviruses
Diseases caused by monopartite isometric (+)ssRNA viruses of genera not yet assigned to families
Diseases caused by nepoviruses
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 18 Plant diseases caused by nematodes
Abstract
Introduction
Characteristics of plant pathogenic nematodes
Classification
Isolation of nematodes
Symptoms caused by nematodes
How nematodes affect plants
Genetics and genomics
Interrelationships between nematodes and other plant pathogens
Control of nematodes
Cyst nematodes: Heterodera and Globodera
Pine wilt and palm red ring diseases: Bursaphelenchus
Selected references
Chapter 19 Plant diseases caused by parasitic higher plants
Abstract
Introduction
Dodder
Mistletoe
Dwarf mistletoe
Leafy mistletoe
Striga
Broomrape
Plant parasitic algae
Selected references
Section C: Hosts
Introduction
Introduction
Web resources
Chapter 20 Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of plant immunity
Abstract
Why Arabidopsis?
Development of Arabidopsis as a model system for studying plant-microbe interactions
Using Arabidopsis to dissect immune signaling pathways
Translation of foundational research in Arabidopsis to applications in crops
Limitations of Arabidopsis for studying disease resistance in crops
The future of Arabidopsis as a model system for studying plant-microbe interactions
Chapter 21 Banana
Abstract
The banana plant
Agronomy and logistics
Breeding and genetics
Pests and diseases
Crop protection
Selected references
Chapter 22 Barley
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Crop protection
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 23 Canola
Abstract
The canola crop, Brassica napus
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Selected references
Chapter 24 Citrus
Abstract
The citrus crop
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Disease control
Selected references
Chapter 25 Cool-season grain legumes
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Disease management
Selected references
Chapter 26 The grape crop
Abstract
Domestication, diversity, and breeding
Crop protection
Selected references
Chapter 27 Forest trees
Abstract
Diseases of trees
Tree pathogens
Silvicultural disease management
Biochemical and chemical control
Breeding and genetics
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 28 Diseases of plantation forest trees in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere
Abstract
Plantation forestry
Diseases
In-field diagnosis
Pathogen identification using molecular methods
Population genetics
Selected references
Chapter 29 Cannabis
Abstract
Hemp as an oil seed crop
Fiber uses
Management
Extension
Selected references
Chapter 30 Diseases of maize/corn
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Crop protection
Selected references
Chapter 31 Ornamental plants
Abstract
Integrated pest management
International trade and phytosanitary regulations
Extension methods
Selected references
Web resources
Chapter 32 Other model hosts: Medicago truncatula, Brachypodium distachyon, and Nicotiana benthamiana
Abstract
Medicago truncatula—The model root host
Brachypodium distachyon—The monocot virus infection model
Nicotiana benthamiana—The experimental workbench for effector-receptor studies
Selected references
Chapter 33 Potato
Abstract
Biology of the potato
Global food crop
Potato cultivars are susceptible to many pathogens and pests
Resistance to pathogens and pests
Resistance breeding
Selected references
Chapter 34 Rice
Abstract
The rice crop
Breeding and genetics
Crop losses to pests and diseases
Diseases
Selected references
Chapter 35 The soybean crop
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Crop protection—Disease management
Selected references
Chapter 36 Sorghum
Abstract
The sorghum crop
Domestication, breeding, and genetics
Diseases and disease management
Selected references
Chapter 37 Sugar beet
Abstract
The sugar beet crop
Breeding and genetics
Selected references
Web resource
Chapter 38 The tomato crop
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Diagnosis
Plant protection
Selected references
Chapter 39 Temperate fruit production: Pome, stone fruit, and berry crops
Abstract
Integrated pest management
Selected references
Chapter 40 Diseases of major tropical and subtropical fruit plants
Abstract
Avocado
Capsicum
Mango
Papaya (Carica papaya)
Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Selected references
Chapter 41 Turfgrass diseases
Abstract
Introduction
Important diseases
Cultural control methods
Breeding/selection of species and cultivars
Endophytes
Fungicide use
Fungicide resistance
Selected references
Chapter 42 The wheat crop
Abstract
Breeding and genetics
Diseases
Crop protection
Selected references
Glossary
Index
Species Index

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