Induced Resistance for Plant Defence: A Sustainable Approach to Crop ProtectionDale Walters, Adrian C. Newton, Gary Lyon Plant diseases worldwide are responsible for billions of dollarsworth of crop losses every year. With less agrochemicals being usedand less new fungicides coming on the market due to environmentalconcerns, more effort is now being put into the use of geneticpotential of plants for pathogen resistance and the development ofinduced or acquired resistance as an environmentally safe means ofdisease control. This comprehensive book examines in depth the development andexploitation of induced resistance. Chapters review currentknowledge of the agents that can elicit induced resistance,genomics, signalling cascades, mechanisms of defence to pests andpathogens and molecular tools. Further chapters consider thetopical application of inducers for disease control, microbialinduction of pathogen resistance, transgenic approaches, pathogenpopulation biology, trade offs associated with induced resistanceand integration of induced resistance in crop protection. The bookconcludes with a consideration of socio-economic driversdetermining the use of induced resistance, and the future ofinduced resistance in crop protection. |
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction definitions and some history | 1 |
Chapter 2 Agents that can elicit induced resistance | 9 |
Chapter 3 Genomics in induced resistance | 31 |
Chapter 4 Signalling cascades involved in induced resistance | 65 |
Chapter 5 Types and mechanisms of rapidly induced plant resistance to herbivorous arthropods | 89 |
Chapter 6 Mechanisms of defence to pathogens biochemistry and physiology | 109 |
Chapter 7 Induced resistance in natural ecosystems and pathogen population biology exploiting interactions | 133 |
Chapter 8 Microbial induction of resistance to pathogens | 143 |
Chapter 9 Tradeoffs associated with induced resistance | 157 |
Chapter 10 Topical application of inducers for disease control | 179 |
Chapter 11 Integration of induced resistance in crop production | 201 |
Chapter 12 Exploitation of induced resistance a commercial perspective | 229 |
Chapter 13 Induced resistance in crop protection the future drivers and barriers | 243 |
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Induced Resistance for Plant Defence: A Sustainable Approach to Crop Protection Dale Walters,Adrian C. Newton,Gary Lyon No preview available - 2008 |
Induced Resistance for Plant Defence: A Sustainable Approach to Crop Protection Dale Walters,Adrian Newton,Gary Lyon No preview available - 2007 |