Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance
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Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance

Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences: Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance presents a critical review of the development of resistant varieties of plant to pests and diseases. It discusses the economic impact of pests and diseases; the methods of controlling these pests and diseases; and the challenges being faced by a plant breeder. Some of the topics covered in the book are the general principles and methods of breeding for resistance; importance of parasite variability to the plant breeder; methods of testing for resistance; requirements for successful inoculation; production of resistant varieties; and economic importance of fungal diseases; and variability in fungal pathogen. Pathogenic fungi and fungal diseases are also covered. The control of fungal diseases by resistant varieties is discussed. An in-depth analysis of diseases in plants is provided. The characteristics of bacteria and bacterial diseases are also presented. A chapter is devoted to epidemiology of diseases associated with mycoplasma-like organisms and rickettsia-like organisms. The book can provide useful information to farmers, botanists, students, and researchers.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483192369
Topic
Ciencias biológicas
Subtopic
Botánica

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. Part I: Some Concepts of Breeding for Resistance
  8. Part II: Resistance to Fungal Diseases
  9. Part III: Resistance to Diseases Caused by Bacteria, Mycoplasmas and Viruses
  10. Part IV: Resistance to Animal Pests
  11. Part V: Parasitic Weeds
  12. Part VI: General Conclusions on Breeding for Resistance
  13. AUTHOR INDEX
  14. SUBJECT INDEX