Fungal Infection of Plants: Symposium of the British Mycological Society: 13 (British Mycological Society Symposia, Series Number 13)

Cambridge University Press, 5/27/2011
EAN 9780521106283, ISBN10: 0521106281

Paperback, 444 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Language: English

Infection of most species of cultivated and wild plants by fungi is a normal biological event, but one of profound importance in the exploitation of plants for food and medicine, building materials and decorative purposes. Potato Blight, Dutch Elm disease and Southern Leaf Blight are all examples of infections leading to disease and plant death, but mycorrhizal fungi confer great benefit on plants, enhancing growth and providing cross-protection agains plant pathogenic species. Originally published in 1987, this book examines infection as a phenomenon common to pathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi alike. It deals with the establishment, progress and outcome of infection and covers such important fundamental aspects as recognition and resistance and seeks to explain why some infections lead to disease while others remain symptomless and beneficial. The various chapters provide a detailed account of the different aspects of fungal infection, written by an international group of scientists.

List of contributors
Preface
1. Specificity of active resistance mechanisms in plant–fungus interactions J. J. G. M. De Wit
2. Specificity and recognition in ectomycorrhizal associations J. A. Duddridge
3. Spores on leaves
endogenous and exogenous control of development John Lucas and Ian Knights
4. Pathways for the exchange of materials in mycoparasitic and plant–fungal interactions Peter Jeffries
5. Induced modifications in the plasma membranes of infected cells J. L. Gay and A. M. Woods
6. Nutrient relations in biotrophic infections J. F. Farrar and D. H. Lewis
7. Some aspects of fungal enzymes that degrade cell walls J. P. R. Keon , R. J. W. Bryde and R. M. Cooper
8. The role of fungal toxins in plant disease Herman W. Knoche and Jonathan P. Duvick
9. Antifungal substances from herbaceous plants Paul J. Kuhn and John A. Hargreaves
10. Antimicrobial defences in secondary tissues of woody plants R. B. Pearce
11. Comparisons between vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with respect to the development of infection and consequent effects on plant growth S. Al-Nahidh and F. E. Sanders
12. Fruiting and successions of ectomycorrhizal fungi P. A. Mason, F. T. Last, J. Wilson, J. W. Deacon, L. V. Fleming and F. M. Fox
13. Formation and dispersal of propagules of endogonaceous fungi Christopher Walker
14. Programmed cortical senescence
a basis for understanding root infection J. W. Deacon
15. The role of the saptophytic phase in Dutch elm disease Joan F. Webber, C. M. Brasier and A. G. Mitchell
16. Sporulation of foliar pathogens Y. Cohen and J. Rotem
17. Double-stranded RNA viruses of pathogenic fungi
virulence and plant protection Yigal Koltin, Aliza Finkler and Bat-Sheba Ben-Zvi
18. Inoculum production and survival infungi which form sclerotia A. R. Entwhistle
19. Genetic analysis of interactions between microbes and plants Albert H. Ellingboe
20. Immunisation against disease
the plant fights back Ralph A. Dean and Joseph A. Kuć
Index