Overview
A review on the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum, the cause of one of the most destructive diseases of crop plants
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Table of contents (64 chapters)
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One Hundred and One Years of Research on Bacterial Wilt
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Bacterial Wilt: the Missing Element in International Banana Improvement Programs
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Diversity
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Diagnosis
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bacterial Wilt Disease
Book Subtitle: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Editors: Philippe Prior, Caitilyn Allen, John Elphinstone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03592-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63887-2Published: 18 March 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08361-7Published: 22 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03592-4Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 449
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with INRA, Paris
Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Microbiology, Cell Biology