Multigenic and induced systemic resistance in plants /

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Imprint:New York : Springer Science+Business Media, c2006.
Description:xix, 521 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5776205
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Other authors / contributors:Tuzun, Sadik, 1955-
Bent, Elizabeth.
ISBN:0387232656 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • 1. Terminology Related to Induced Systemic Resistance: Incorrect Use of Synonyms may Lead to a Scientific Dilemma by Misleading Interpretation of Results
  • 2. What's Old and What's New in Concepts of Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants, and its Application
  • 3. QTL Analysis of Multigenic Disease Resistance in Plant Breeding
  • 4. Ultrastructural Studies in Plant Disease Resistance
  • 5. The Hypersensitive Response in Plant Disease Resistance
  • 6. The Possible Role of PR Proteins in Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance
  • 7. Chemical Signals in Plant Resistance: Salicylic Acid
  • 8. Signaling in Plant Resistance Responses: Divergence and Cross-Talk of Defense Pathways
  • 9. The Relationship Between Basal and Induced Resistance in Arabidopsis
  • 10. Induced Systemic Resistance Mediated by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Fungi (PGPF)
  • 11. Chemical Signals in Plants: Jasmonates and the Role of Insect-Derived Elicitors in Responses to Herbivores
  • 12. Tree Defenses Against Insects
  • 13. The Role of Terpene Synthases in the Direct and Indirect Defense of Conifers Against Insect Herbivory and Fungal Pathogens
  • 14. Mechanisms Involved in Plant Resistance to Nematodes
  • 15. Mechanisms Involved in Induced Resistance to Plant Viruses
  • 16. Mechanisms Underlying Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses
  • 17. Commercialization of Plant Systemic Defense Activation: Theory, Problems and Successes
  • 18. Engineering Plants for Durable Disease Resistance
  • 19. Plantibody-Based Disease Resistance in Plants
  • Index