Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens

This introductory text is aimed at undergraduate students in biological and agricultural sciences.

It has been revised to take account of recent advances in these subject areas.

The main emphasis of this text is on plant pathogens, including fungi, bacteria and viruses, and their interactions with crop plants and the environment to cause disease epidemics. Host-pathogen interaction and the impact of molecular genetic techniques on the analysis of host specificity, pathogenicity and resistance to infection is a central theme. The concluding section of the text deals with disease management, and consists of new chapters on chemical, cultural, biological and integrated approaches to disease control.

This book is suitable for undergraduate-level courses and as a background text for more advanced students seeking a review of the main elements of plant pathology.