Overview

Fire Blight is a bacterial disease that is particularly destructive to apple and pear trees, but which also attacks other plants, including woody ornamentals such as pyracantha or cotoneaster. It is a significant disease in all temperate regions of the world and is of major quarantine significance. Historically, it has also played a major role in the development of the subject of bacterial plant pathology, as the pathogen, erwinia amylovora, has been used as a model organism for studies on plant pathogenic bacteria. This work is divided into three parts. The first addresses the disease, including its epidemiology, distribution, host range, detection and infection. The second considers the pathogen, including its biochemistry, genetics and pathogenicity. The final part reviews control, including chemical and biological methods, breeding for resistance, the use of transgenic plants and prediction modelling. Written by leading research workers from the USA, Europe and New Zealand, it is a reference aimed at students, research workers and advisors in bacteriology, plant pathology and horticulture.

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Author:   J. Vanneste (HortResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand) ,  J. Vanneste (HortResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9780851992945

ISBN 10:   0851992943
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   30 August 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: What is Fire Blight? Who is Erwinia amylovora? How to Control It? Joel L Vanneste, HortResearch, New Zealand Part I: The Disease 2: Epidemiology of Fire Blight, 3: Distribution and Economic Importance of Fire Blight, 4: Genetic Diversity and Host Range of Erwinia amylovora, 5: Migration of Erwinia amylovora in Host Plant Tissues, Part II: The Pathogen 6: Erwinia amylovora: General Characteristics, Biochemistry and Serology, 7: Exopolysaccharides of Erwinia amylovora: Structure, Biosynthesis, Regulation, Role in Pathogenicity of Amylovoran and Levan, 8: hrp Genes and Harpins of Erwinia amylovora: a Decade of Discovery, 9: Disease-specific Genes of Erwinia amylovora: Keys to Understanding Pathogenesis and Potential Targets for Disease Control, 10: Iron and Fire Blight: Role in Pathogenicity of Desferrioxamine E, the Main Siderophore of Erwinia amylovora, Part III: Control of Fire Blight 11: Chemical Control of Fire Blight, 12: The Development of Streptomycin-resistant Strains of Erwinia amylovora, 13: Breeding for Resistance to Fire Blight, 14: Transgenic Varieties and Rootstocks Resistant to Fire Blight, 15: Fire Blight Risk Assessment Systems and Models, 16: Biological Control of Fire Blight, 17: Integrated Orchard and Nursery Management for the Control of Fire Blight,

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This book may be considered the most up-to-date reference book on fire blight. It should be on the must-have list of scientists and graduate students working in the field of bacteriology, disease control, plant breeding, and molecular-plant microbe interactions.

This book may be considered the most up-to-date reference book on fire blight. It should be on the must-have list of scientists and graduate students working in the field of bacteriology, disease control, plant breeding, and molecular-plant microbe interactions. --HortScience

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