Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens. John A. Lucas

Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens - John A. Lucas


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       Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

      Names: Lucas, J. A. (John Alexander), 1948– author.

      Title: Plant pathology and plant pathogens / prof. John A. Lucas, Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK.

      Description: Fourth edition. | Hoboken : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019051991 (print) | LCCN 2019051992 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118893869 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118893821 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781118893852 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Plant diseases. | Phytopathogenic microorganisms–Control. | Plant‐pathogen relationships.

      Classification: LCC SB731 .D5 2020 (print) | LCC SB731 (ebook) | DDC 632–dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019051991 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019051992

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      Cover Image: Confocal microscopy image of a GFP‐labelled strain of the cereal eyespot fungus Oculimacula colonizing a wheat coleoptile. Source: Bowyer et al. 2000.

      Preface

      Plant pathology is an applied science concerned primarily with practical solutions to disease problems in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. The study of plant disease and the development of methods for its control continue to be vital elements in the drive to improve crop productivity and ensure global food security. Projected world population growth and the impacts of climate change make this a priority. From a more strategic perspective, the experimental analysis of the interactions between plants and pathogens has become fertile territory for scientists interested in emerging areas of plant biology, including recognition and response systems, signal pathways, and innate plant immunity. The use of molecular genetic techniques has provided new insights into how pathogens cause disease and how plants defend themselves against attack. In turn, this new understanding is suggesting novel ways in which plant disease might be controlled.

      This book provides an introduction to the main elements of plant pathology, including the applied aspects of disease identification, assessment and control, and fundamental studies of host–pathogen interactions. The aim is to place the subject not only in the context of agricultural science but also in the wider spheres of ecology, population biology, cell biology, and genetics. The impact of molecular biology and genomics on the diagnosis and analysis of plant disease is a recurrent theme.

      Finally, thanks are also due to my daughter Maria Gabriella, whose grasp of digital technology greatly exceeds my own, and my wife Adélia, not only for her forbearance throughout the time taken to complete this project but also for her active contribution searching out all manner of useful information on the internet.

       John A. Lucas January 2020

      List of Abbreviations


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