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Aerial Plant Surface Microbiology

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. The Physical and Chemical Environment of Aerial Plant Surfaces

    1. Cuticle Permeability Studies

      • Jörg Schönherr, Peter Baur
      Pages 1-23
    2. Nutrients on the Leaf Surface

      • Sylvie Derridj
      Pages 25-42
  3. Interactions between Plant Surface Micro-Organisms and Their Hosts

    1. Microbial Attachment to Plant Aerial Surfaces

      • Martin Romantschuk, Elina Roine, Katarina Björklöf, Tuula Ojanen, Eeva-Liisa Nurmiaho-Lassila, Kielo Haahtela
      Pages 43-57
    2. Host Response to Introduction of Antagonistic Yeasts Used for Control of Postharvest Decay

      • Samir Droby, Edo Chalutz, Michael E. Wisniewski, Charles L. Wilson
      Pages 73-89
  4. Interactions among Micro-Organisms in Communities on Aerial Plant Surfaces

    1. Gene Transfer Between Micro-Organisms in the Phyllosphere

      • Mark J. Bailey, Andrew K. Lilley, Julian P. Diaper
      Pages 103-123
  5. Plant Surface Micro-Organisms, Agricultural Practices, and Food Quality

    1. Integrated Control of Botrytis Cinerea on Greenhouse Tomatoes

      • Philippe C. Nicot, Alain Baille
      Pages 169-189
    2. Microbiology of Grape Surfaces and its Importance for Wine Quality

      • Tomás G. Villa, Elisa Longo
      Pages 209-220
  6. Quantification and Modelling of Population Dynamics of Micro-Organisms Associated with Aerial Plant Surfaces

    1. Quantifying Microbial Competition on Leaves

      • Linda L. Kinkel, Miriam R. Newton, Kurt J. Leonard
      Pages 265-276
  7. Research Outlook

    1. Phyllosphere Ecology

      • John H. Andrews
      Pages 285-294

About this book

''Informative, well-constructed, and readable...The contributors are leaders in their fields and what they have to say is worthwhile.'' --- SGM Quarterly, August 1998

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Station de Pathologie Végétale, Avignon, France

    Cindy E. Morris, Philippe C. Nicot

  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Station de Technologie des Produits Végétaux, Avignon, France

    Christophe Nguyen-The

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