Microbiology of Aerial Plant surfaces

Preface

Aspects of the structure and development of the aerial surfaces of higher plants

Some effects of fungicides and other agrochemicals on the microbiology of the aerial surfaces of plants

Air pollution - effects on the structure and function of plant-surface microbial ecosystems

The role of acid rain as a regulator of foliar nutrient uptake and loss

Origins of the fine structure of plant epicuticular waxes

The influence of ozone on plant surface microfloras

Aerial microclimate around plant surfaces

Spore liberation from leaves by wind

Ecological concepts in studies of micro-organisms on aerial plant surfaces

A survey of methods used in the study of microfungal succession on leaf surfaces

The taxonomy of bacteria on the aerial parts of plants

Classification and identification of phylloplane bacteria using numerical taxonomy

Fungi on the aerial surfaces of higher plants

Distribution of yeasts and yeast-like organisms on aerial surfaces of developing apples and grapes

Microbes associated with buds and leaves: Some recent investigations on deciduous trees

Microbial ecology of Sesamum orientale L. and Gossypium hirsutum L.

Saprophytes on plant surfaces in maritime areas

Colonisation of leaves by phylloplane saprophytes and their interactions in this environment

The microflora on the surface of soft fruits

Leachates from aerial parts of plants and their relation to plant surface microbial populations

Evidence for a spore germination inhibitor co-extracted with wax from leaves

Nitrogen fixing bacteria in the canopy of conifers in a temperate forest

Bacterial symbioses in the leaf nodules of Myrsinaceae and Rubiaceae

Antagonism between fungal saprophytes and pathogens on aerial plant surfaces

Interactions in relation to biological control of plant pathogens

Inhibition of pathogens by epiphytic bacteria on aerial plant surfaces

Studies on biological control of Puccinia graminis tritici

Scanning electron microscopy of plant surface microorganisms

The development of Botrytis squamosa and B .cinerea on onion leaves as affected by exogenous nutrients and epiphytic bacteria

The formation and dispersal of Erysiphe conidia

The use of quantitative interferometry in the study of epidermal tissue

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