Pests & Pathogens

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-872748-01-6
Verlag: Garland Science

Buch, Englisch, Gewicht: 498 g

Pests and pathogens cause enormous damage to crops and natural vegetation but their effects are usually studied separately. This new review volume covers both subjects with the aim of establishing where their effects overlap or where there are essential differences. Plant responses to pests are triggered by injury to photosynthetic tissue. The usual physiological response is a modification of growth to minimize damage. In populations of wild plants, a loss of competitive and reproductive fitness normally occurs, whereas crops suffer from a lower harvestably yield. By reviewing areas of commonality it is intended that crop loss assessment models can be refined and improved, particularly since pests and pathogens often affect crops simultaneously. Recent advances in the understanding of basic wound responses, and both intra- and inter-plant signalling, reveal the extent to which the biochemistry of different defence mechanisms may have diverged from common origins in the course of evolution. Understanding the reasons for this divergence will, in the long term, greatly benefit efforts in plant breeding. It is intended for plant researchers; postgraduates and final year undergraduate students in plant biology (particularly plant pathology), agricultural botany and entomology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ayres, P.G

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Plant versus pests and pathogens - an old story but the same story?, P.G. Ayres; defoliation - do physiological and morphological responses lead to (over) compensation, A.H. Prins and H.J. Verkaar; signals in the wounded plant, D.J. Bowles; resistance - the role of the hypersensitive response and phytoalexins, R.N. Strange; altered patterns of protein synthesis - their significance in defence and growth, M.T. Esquerre-Tugaye et al; resistance and defence - the role of secondary plant substances, P.J. Edwards; photosynthesis - cellular and tissue aspects in diseased leaves, J.D. Scholes; beyond photosynthesis - the translocation and respiration of diseased leaves, J.F. Farrar; partitioning to storage, re-growth and reproduction, N.D. Paul; interaction of pests and pathogens on light interception, photosynthesis, growth rate and yield of field crops, W.A.H. Rossing et al constraints on the evolution of resistance to pests and pathogens, M.A. Parker.

Über Autor(innen)

P.G. Ayres