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Physiological Plant Pathology

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  • © 1976

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Editors:
  1. R. Heitefuss

    1. Institut für Pflanzenpathologie und Pflanzenschutz der Universität, 34 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany

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  2. P. H. Williams

    1. Madison, USA

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology (PLANT, volume 4)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. General

    1. History of Physiological Plant Pathology

      • W. H. Fuchs
      Pages 1-26

    2. Some Aspects of Host-Pathogen Interactions

      • J. M. Daly
      Pages 27-50

  3. Spore Germination and Its Regulation

    1. Control of Spore Germination and Infection Structure Formation in the Fungi

      • P. J. Allen
      Pages 51-85

    2. Protein and Nucleic Acid Metabolism during Germination

      • R. C. Staples, Z. Yaniv
      Pages 86-103

    3. The Effect of Roots on the Activity of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens

      • J. E. Mitchell
      Pages 104-128

  4. Cytology and Physiology of Penetration and Establishment

    1. Cytology of Virus Infection and Virus Transport

      • G. A. De Zoeten
      Pages 129-149

    2. Plant Mycoplasma Diseases

      • K. Maramorosch
      Pages 150-171

    3. Physiological and Cytological Aspects of the Bacterial Infection Process

      • R. N. Goodman
      Pages 172-196

    4. Cytology of Penetration and Infection—Fungi

      • J. R. Aist
      Pages 197-221

    5. Nematode Parasites of Plants, Their Ecology and the Process of Infection

      • V. H. Dropkin
      Pages 222-246

  5. Forces by Which the Pathogen Attacks the Host Plant

    1. Host-specific Toxins in Relation to Pathogenesis and Disease Resistance

      • R. P. Scheffer
      Pages 247-269

    2. Non-specific Toxins

      • K. Rudolph
      Pages 270-315

    3. Degradation of Plant Cell Walls and Membranes by Microbial Enzymes

      • D. F. Bateman, H. G. Basham
      Pages 316-355

    4. Morphogenic determinants as Exemplified by the Crown-gall Disease

      • J. A. Lippincott, B. B. Lippincott
      Pages 356-388

    5. Sub-cellular Organization in Host-Parasite Interactions

      • E. C. Hislop, D. Pitt
      Pages 389-412

  6. Physiology of Host Response to Infection

    1. Permeability Alterations in Diseased Plants

      • H. E. Wheeler
      Pages 413-429

    2. Water Status and Imbalance

      • J. M. Duniway
      Pages 430-449

    3. The Carbon Balance of Diseased Plants: Changes in Respiration, Photosynthesis and Translocation

      • J. M. Daly
      Pages 450-479

    4. Nucleic Acids in Host-Parasite Interactions

      • R. Heitefuss, G. Wolf
      Pages 480-508
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About this book

Plant pathology embraces all aspects of biological and scientific activity which are concerned with understanding the complex phenomena of diseases in plants. Physiological plant pathology represents those specialities within plant pathology which focus on the physiological and biochemical activities of pathogens and on the response of host plant tissues. Today there is an increasing recognition on the part of the scientific agri­ cultural community that only through a deeper and more fundamental under­ standing of all the interacting components of the agricultural biota can we expect to improve our capabilities of feeding an expanding world population. It is in this context that physiological plant pathology has assumed new significance within the broader field of plant pathology. No longer are studies on the biochemistry and physiology of pathogens and pathogenesis merely isolated academic exercises; rather, a substantial coherent body of knowledge is accumulating upon which our understanding of the process of disease developmen t and host resistance is being founded. It is from these foundations of knowledge that ultimately new insights into the control of plant diseases may be expected to grow. It seems appropriate, therefore, that at regular intervals those involved in the various subspecialities encompassing the broadest aspects of physiological plant pathology reassess the contributions within the particular specialities in the light of new knowledge and technologies for the purpose of articulating new and productive directions for the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Pflanzenpathologie und Pflanzenschutz der Universität, 34 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    R. Heitefuss

  • Madison, USA

    P. H. Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physiological Plant Pathology

  • Editors: R. Heitefuss, P. H. Williams

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66279-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-66281-2Published: 15 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-66279-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 892

  • Topics: Plant Pathology, Biomedicine general

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