Fungal plant pathogens / edited by Charles Lane, Paul Beales and Kelvin Hughes. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2012. - xv, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Principles and protocols series . - Principles and protocols. .

includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction to fungal plant pathogens / Charles Lane and Paul Kirk -- Ch. 2. Examination of plant material / Charles Lane -- Ch. 3. Detection of fungal plant pathogens from plants, soil, water and air / Paul Beales -- Ch. 4. Detection of fungal plant pathogens in seeds / Kelvin Hughes -- Ch. 5. Identification of fungi based on morphological characteristics / Paul Beales -- Ch. 6. Cultural characterisation / Charles Lane -- Ch. 7. Serological techniques for diagnosis / Christopher Thornton -- Ch. 8. Nucleic acid-based techniques for diagnosis / Jenny Tomlinson -- Ch. 9. Fingerprinting techniques / David Cooke -- Ch. 10. Maintenance and storage of fungal plant pathogens / Matthew Ryan, Barbara J. Ritchie, David Smith -- Ch. 11. Quarantine procedures for working with fungal plant pathogens / Belinda Phillipson -- Ch. 12. Quality assurance and quality systems / David Galsworthy.

9781845936686 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781845938703 (CABI South Asia ed. : alk. paper)


Phytopathogenic fungi.
Plant-fungus relationships.
Fungal diseases of plants.

QK604.2.P45 / F86 2012