Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants

1. Front Matter

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2. Terminology Related to Induced Systemic Resistance: Incorrect Use of Synonyms may Lead to a Scientific Dilemma by Misleading Interpretation of Results

   • Sadik Tuzun

   Pages 1-8

3. What’s Old and What’s New in Concepts of Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants, and its Application

   • Joseph Kuć

   Pages 9-20

4. QTL Analysis of Multigenic Disease Resistance in Plant Breeding

   • James D. Kelly, Veronica Vallejo

   Pages 21-48

5. Ultrastructural Studies in Plant Disease Resistance

   • Nicole Benhamou

   Pages 49-82

6. The Hypersensitive Response in Plant Disease Resistance

   • Naohide Watanabe, Eric Lam

   Pages 83-111

7. The Possible Role of PR Proteins in Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance

   • Sadik Tuzun, Aravind Somanchi

   Pages 112-142

8. Chemical Signals in Plant Resistance: Salicylic Acid

   • Christiane Nawrath, Jean-Pierre Métraux, Thierry Genoud

   Pages 143-165

9. Signaling in Plant Resistance Responses: Divergence and Cross-Talk of Defense Pathways

   • Corné M. J. Pieterse, Andreas Schaller, Brigitte Mauch-Mani, Uwe Conrath

   Pages 166-196

10. The Relationship Between Basal and Induced Resistance in Arabidopsis

    • Jurriaan Ton, Corné M. J. Pieterse, L. C. Van Loon

    Pages 197-224

11. Induced Systemic Resistance Mediated by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Fungi (PGPF)

    • Elizabeth Bent

    Pages 225-258

12. Chemical Signals in Plants: Jasmonates and the Role of Insect-Derived Elicitors in Responses to Herbivores

    • Kenneth L. Korth, Gary A. Thompson

    Pages 259-278

13. Tree Defenses Against Insects

    • Erkki Haukioja

    Pages 279-295

14. The Role of Terpene Synthases in the Direct and Indirect Defense of Conifers Against Insect Herbivory and Fungal Pathogens

    • Dezene P. W. Huber, Jörg Bohlmann

    Pages 296-313

15. Mechanisms Involved in Plant Resistance to Nematodes

    • Erin Bakker, Robert Dees, Jaap Bakker, Aska Goverse

    Pages 314-334

16. Mechanisms Involved in Induced Resistance to Plant Viruses

    • Androulla Gilliland, Alex M. Murphy, Chui Eng Wong, Rachael A. J. Carson, John P. Carr

    Pages 335-359

17. Mechanisms Underlying Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses

    • Masaru Ohta, Karen S. Schumaker, Jian-Kang Zhu

    Pages 360-385

18. Commercialization of Plant Systemic Defense Activation: Theory, Problems and Successes

    • Anne J. Anderson, Kris A. Blee, Kwang-Yeol Yang

    Pages 386-414

19. Engineering Plants for Durable Disease Resistance

    • J. Gilbert, M. Jordan, D. J. Somers, T. Xing, Z. K. Punja

    Pages 415-455

20. Plantibody-Based Disease Resistance in Plants

    • Sabine Zimmermann, Neil Emans, Rainer Fischer, Stefan Schillberg

    Pages 456-476

Plants have developed very sophisticated mechanisms to combat pathogens and pestsusingtheleastamountofreservedorgeneratedenergypossible. Theydothis by activating major defense mechanisms after recognition of the organisms that are considered to be detrimental to their survival; therefore they have been able to exist on Earth longer than any other higher organisms. It has been known for the past century that plants carry genetic information for inherited resistance against many pathogenic organisms including fungi, bacteria, and viruses, and that the relationship between pathogenic organisms and hosts plants are rather complex and in some cases time dependent. This genetic information has been the basis for breeding for resistance that has been employed by plant breeders to develop better-yielding disease resistant varieties, some of which are still being cultivated. Single gene resistance is one type of resistance which has been extensively studied by many research groups all around the world using biotechnological methodologies that have been the subject of many books and journal articles; therefore, it is beyond the scope of this book. This type of resistance is very effective, although it can be overcome by the pressure of pathogenic organisms since it depends on interaction of a single elicitor molecule from the pathogen with a single receptor site in the host.

• Fungi
• Pathogen
• Pathogene
• pathology
• physiology
• plant biochemistry
• plant pathology

From the reviews:

"The fascinating phenomenon that susceptible plants can become resistant to pathogenic organisms by means of complex induced mechanisms has attracted numerous scientists worldwide. It is therefore appreciated that the state of knowledge of this important subject is summarized and discussed in this book … . All chapters are supplemented with extended, mostly up-to-date references … . A detailed subject index is added. … the book can be highly recommended to every plant pathologist active in research on host-parasite interactions." (R. Heitefuss, Journal of Phytopathology, Vol. 154 (11-12), 2006)

• Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, USA

  Sadik Tuzun

• Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA

  Elizabeth Bent

Dr. Tuzun, currently a full professor at Auburn University, is a molecular plant pathologist and pioneer in the field of induced systemic resistance.

Dr. Bent, currently a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Dr. James Borneman at the Unviersity of California – Riverside, is investigating the microbial basis of disease suppression in soil. She has degrees in microbiology and soil science, and has investigated a variety of interactions between plants and microorganisms or microfauna in the rhizosphere.

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