Overview

"Genetics has transformed plant pathology on two occasions: first when Mendelian genetics enabled the discovery that disease resistance was a heritable trait in plants, and secondly when Flor proposed the ""gene-for-gene"" hypothesis to explain his observations of plant-parasite interactions, based on his work on flax rust in North Dakota starting in the 1930s. Our knowledge of the genetics of disease resistance and host-pathogen coevolution is now entering a new phase as a result of the cloning of the first resistance genes. This book provides a broad review of developments in this subject. Both agricultural and natural host-pathogen situations are addressed. While most of the book focuses on plant pathology, in the usual sense of the term embracing fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens, there is also consideration of parasitic plants and a chapter demonstrating lessons to be learnt from the mammalian immune system. Three overall themes are addressed: genetic analyses and utilization of resistance; population genetics; and cell biology and molecular genetics. Chapters are based on papers presented at the British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential meeting held in December 1995, but all have been revised and updated to mid-1996. Written by leading authorities from North America, Europe and Australia, the book represents an update for workers in plant genetics, breeding, biotechnology and pathology."

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Author:   Ian Crute (AHDB, UK) ,  Eric Holub (Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, UK) ,  Jeremy J. Burdon (CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780851991641

ISBN 10:   0851991645
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 April 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Contributors 2: Preface Part One: Genetic Analyses and Utilization of Resistance 3: Organization of Resistance Genes in Arabidopsis, 4: Genetic Fine Structure of Resistance Loci, 5: Mutation Analysis for the Dissection of Resistance, 6: Cultivar Mixtures in Intensive Agriculture, 7: Crop Resistance to Parasitic Plants, Part Two: Population Genetics 8: The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey, 9: Adaptation of Powdery Mildew Populations to Cereal Varieties in Relation to Durable and Non-durable Resistance 10: Virulence Dynamics and Genetics of Cereal Rust Populations in North America, 11: Interpreting Population Genetic Data with the Help of Genetic Linkage Maps U E Brändle, 12: Modelling Virulence Dynamics of Airborne Plant Pathogens in Relation to Selection by Host Resistance in Agricultural Crops, 13: An Epidemiological Approach to Modelling the Dynamics of Gene-for-gene Interactions, 14: Modelling Gene Frequency Dynamics, 15: The Genetic Structure of Natural Pathosystems, 16: The Evolution of Gene-for-Gene Interactions in Natural Pathosystems, Part Three: Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics 17: Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Gene-for-Gene Interactions, 18: The Molecular Genetics of Specificity Determinants in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, 19: Molecular Characterization of Fungal Avirulence, 20: The Molecular Genetics of Plant-Virus Interactions, 21: Molecular Genetics of Disease Resistance: An End to the “Gene-for-Gene” Concept?, 22: Elicitor Generation and Receipt - The Mail Gets Through, But How?, 23: Learning from the Mammalian Immune System in the Wake of The R-Gene Flood, 24: Genetic Disease Control in Plants - Where Now?, 25: Index

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This book presents a nice overview of various developments related to the gene-for-gene concept in plant-pathogen interactions. Efforts to combine molecular, natural populations and agricultural problems are welcome as only then can one understand the impact of the gene-for-gene concept in plant biology. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in plant-pathogen interactions. --Plant Science Bulletin

This book presents a nice overview of various developments related to the gene-for-gene concept in plant-pathogen interactions. Efforts to combine molecular, natural populations and agricultural problems are welcome as only then can one understand the impact of the gene-for-gene concept in plant biology. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in plant-pathogen interactions. --Plant Science Bulletin<br>

<br> This book presents a nice overview of various developments related to the gene-for-gene concept in plant-pathogen interactions. Efforts to combine molecular, natural populations and agricultural problems are welcome as only then can one understand the impact of the gene-for-gene concept in plant biology. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in plant-pathogen interactions. --Plant Science Bulletin<p><br>

Author Information

Dr. Jeremy Burdon is a postharvest physiologist with over 35 years' research experience in fundamental and applied research and consultancy. The last 25 years have largely been spent addressing commercial aspects of the kiwifruit supply chain, from harvest to the consumer, including the commercialization of new kiwifruit cultivars from New Zealand. Outputs include 47 peer reviewed publications, 25 Acta Horticulturae publications, 48 other publications for industry, popular articles, book chapters and reviews, and 200 reports to commercial clients.

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