Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis (Soils, Plants, and the Environment Series) / Edition 2

by P. Narayanasamy, Narayanasamy Narayanasamy

Overview

This work provides information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of all microbial plant pathogens - presenting modern protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free seeds and vegetatively propagated planting materials and quarantine techniques for screening newly introduced plant materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824705916
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/28/2001
Series:	Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment Series , #83
Edition description:	Revised & Expanded Edition
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

Characteristics of pathogenic microbes; symptoms of plant diseases; dissemination of plant pathogens; cross-protection; chemodiagnostic methods; electron microscopy; serodiagnostic methods; nucleic acid-based techniques; detection of double-stranded RNAs; diagnosis and monitoring of plant diseases.

Editorial Reviews

Describes both conventional and new molecular methods of detecting plant pathogens in seeds, vegetatively propagated seed materials, infected plants, soil, and water. Considers all known pathogens, including fungal, bacterial, viral, mycoplasmal, and viroid. Covers characteristics of pathogenic microbes, symptoms of plant diseases, dissemination, cross-protection, chemodiagnostic methods, electron microscopy, serodiagnostic methods, nucleic-acid based techniques, detecting double-stranded RNA, and monitoring plant diseases. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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