Bacterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects / Edition 1

by Philippe Prior, Caitilyn Allen, John Elphinstone

Overview

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a very destructive plant disease that attacks over 450 different species, including many of the most important economic crop plants. Often endemic, the bacterium transmits through the soil, penetrates the plant root system and eventually causes irreversible wilting and death. This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the disease. Emphasis is placed on integrated and biologically sustainable control methods. Also presented is the most recent genetic/biochemical research exploring the interaction between the bacterium and its plant host at the molecular level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540638872
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/24/1998
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	449
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Diversity.- Diagnosis.- Pathogenicity.- Mechanisms of host resistance.- Genetic mapping of resistance genes.- Breeding for resistance.- Biological control and epidemiology.- Disease management.