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Forest Microbiology

Volume 2: Forest Tree Health

  • 1st Edition - July 1, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Fred O Asiegbu, Andriy Kovalchuk
  • Language: English

Forest Microbiology, Volume Two: Forest Tree Health highlights a range of emerging microbial phytopathogens of forest trees, along with novel approaches for managing tree pests and… Read more

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Forest Microbiology, Volume Two: Forest Tree Health highlights a range of emerging microbial phytopathogens of forest trees, along with novel approaches for managing tree pests and diseases in a changing climate. The book provides an overview of selected microbial pathogens of forest trees, with an emphasis on their biology, lifecycle, spreading mechanisms, impact on affected tree species and current and prospective control strategies. At the same time, the impact of tree microbiomes on host fitness is discussed. Beneficial components of tree microbiota are presented, along with their functional role in tree nutrition, immunity and disease resistance.

In addition, this volume addresses the many functions of microbial disease agents of trees including fungi, bacteria, viruses and phytoplasma. Strong emphasis is placed on the genetics, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary biology and population dynamics of the microorganisms involved. This title is a key resource for foresters and forest pathology practitioners, as well as plant biologists.

Key features

  • Provides an overview of selected microbial pathogens of forest trees, with an emphasis on their biology, lifecycle, spreading mechanisms, impact on affected tree species and current and prospective control strategies
  • Highlights novel approaches to managing tree pests and diseases in a changing climate
  • Addresses the many functions of microbial disease agents of trees, including fungi, fungi, bacteria, viruses and phytoplasma

Readership

Foresters, forest pathology practitioners, plant biologists, plant pathologists, researchers and students

Table of contents

Part I: Basis of tree pathology

1. Basic concept and principles of forest pathology

2. Diagnostic tools and techniques in tree pathology

Part II: Tree health: Global perspectives

3. Forest diversity and productivity: Implications for forest health in future climates

4. Globalization, invasive forest pathogen species, and forest tree health

5. Abiotic factors affecting forest tree health

6. Climate change and forest health: Detecting dieback hotspots

7. Ecological, evolutionary, and societal impacts of invasions by emergent forest pathogens

8. Population dynamics of forest tree pathogens

9. Modeling forest disturbance and tree disease dynamics

Part III: Basis and principles of tree disease resistance breeding

10. Resistance breeding against tree pathogens

Part IV: Foliage (including Needles) Pathogens of trees (case examples)

11. Dothistroma needle blight disease

12. Rust diseases of forest trees

13. Ash dieback

14. Temperate oak declines: Biotic and abiotic predisposition factors

Part V: Stem and shoot pathogens of trees (case examples)

15. Rapid Ohia Death in Hawaii

16. Dutch elm diseas

17. Diseases of chestnut trees

18. Pine pitcher cancker (PPC): An introduction, an overview

Part VI: Root diseases (pathogens) (case examples)

19. Heterobasidion annosum s.l.: Biology, genomics, and pathogenicity factors

20. Armillaria root disease of diverse trees in wide-spread gloabl regions

21. Phytophthora diseases

Part VII: Beneficial microbes (mycorrhiza, saprotrophs)

22. Mycorrhizas: Role in N and P cyclcing and nutrition of forest trees

Part VII: Management of forest tree diseases

23. Forest free disease control and management

Review quotes

"The book is overall an enjoyable read and I believe it will become an appreciated tool for forest health specialists and practitioners."—Quarterly Review of Biology

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 1, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

FO

Fred O Asiegbu

Dr Asiegbu has been the professor of forest pathology at the University of Helsinki since 2007. He has a master’s degree in applied microbiology and plant pathology, and a PhD in biotechnology. His major research focus has been the application of biotechnology knowledge and tools for the determination of ecological, molecular and biochemical pathways required by emerging fungal and forest pathogens to spread, infect and cause disease to trees worldwide. He has been a member of the faculty interdisciplinary Master's Programme in Biotechnology and is also an invited professor at Nanjing Forestry University in China.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Forest Pathology, University of Helsinki, Finland

AK

Andriy Kovalchuk

Dr Kovalchuk is a researcher at the University of Helsinki. He has a PhD in molecular biology and has over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications on forest microbiomes.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre and University of Helsinki, Finland

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