Phytochemical Signals and Plant-Microbe Interactions

by John T. Romeo (Editor), Kelsey R. Downum (Editor), R. Verpoorte (Editor)

Overview

Proceedings of a joint Meeting of the Phyhemical Society of North America and the Phyhemical Society of Europe held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, April 20-23, 1997

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461374312
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/24/2012
Series:	Recent Advances in Phytochemistry , #32
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Saponins and Plant Defense.- 2. Role of Toxins in Plant Microbial Interactions.- 3. Active Oxygen in Fungal Pathogenesis of Plants: The Role of Cercosporin in Cercospora Diseases.- 4. Tree-Fungus Interactions in Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis.- 5. Allelochemicals in Root Exudates of Maize: Effects on Root Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus zeae.- 6. Chemical Signals in the Plant—Nematode Interaction: A Complex System?.- 7. Salicylic Acid-Mediated Signal Transduction in Plant Disease Resistance.- 8. Biosynthesis of Rhizobial Exopolysaccharides and Their Role in the Root Nodule Symbiosis of Leguminous Plants.- 9. Flavonoids as Regulators of Plant Development: New Insights from Studies of Plant—Rhizobia Interactions.- 10. Fatty Acid-Derived Signaling Molecules in the Interaction of Plants with Their Environment.- 11. Interactions between Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Plant Cells.- 12. Wound and Defense Responses in Cassava as Related to Post-Harvest Physiological Deterioration.

Editorial Reviews

Covers traditional areas in plant chemical ecology and addresses fundamental issues on the involvement of phytochemicals in signaling within and between species, applications of the knowledge gained from such studies, and evolutionary origins. The 12 papers pivot on the themes of the multifunctional roles of many phytochemicals, the power of molecular techniques for studying biosynthetic pathways and gene function, the central role of natural products in pathogenesis and disease resistance, and promising areas for future research and applications. Microbes are considered in their broadest sense, encompassing bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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