Overview
- Discussion on the nature and biological activities of both biotic and abiotic bioagents is presented with large number of illustrations only in this book, providing a significant benefit and opportunity to the audience to have complete information from a single source
- Various mechanisms of biological activities of biotic and abiotic biocontrol agents are critically discussed highlighting the similarities in their mechanisms and indicating the possibilities of selecting the compatible ones to enhance the effectiveness of biological control against the targeted microbial pathogen(s) causing different diseases
- Presentation of several protocols for carrying out various experiments and the list of general and specific media for isolation of biotic biocontrol agents is yet another attempt to make the book to be more useful to the readers who cannot find this aspect in any other book?
Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control (PIBC, volume 15)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (8 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Biological disease management tactics have emerged as potential alternative to chemical application for containing crop diseases. Biotic and abiotic biological control agents (BCAs) have been demonstrated to be effective against diseases caused by microbial plant pathogens. Combination of biotic and abiotic agents leads to synergism and consequent improvement in the effectiveness of disease control. It is essential to assay the biocontrol potential of all isolates/species of fungal, bacterial and viral biocontrol agents by different techniques in vitro and under greenhouse and field conditions and to precisely identify and differentiate the most effective isolates from less effective ones by employing biological, immunological and nucleic acid-based assays.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Narayanasamy provides a comprehensive discussion of the importance of biological management of plant pathogens in order to feed an ever-expanding population. Volume 1, Characteristics of Biological Control Agents, contains eight chapters with numerous appendixes with each. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (R. Frederiksen, Choice, Vol. 51 (7), March, 2014)
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biological Management of Diseases of Crops
Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Characteristics of Biological Control Agents
Authors: P. Narayanasamy
Series Title: Progress in Biological Control
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6380-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6379-1Published: 10 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9545-7Published: 15 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6380-7Published: 28 June 2013
Series ISSN: 1573-5915
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0076
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 673
Topics: Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Plant Ecology, Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Life Sciences, general