| Description |
vi, 620 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Case studies -- 2. Genetics of disease resistance: basic concepts and application in resistance breeding/ Beat Keller, Catherine Feuillet & Monika Messmer -- 3. Resistance in populations/ J. Frantzen -- 4. Resistance genes and the perception and transduction of elicitor signals in host-pathogen interactions/ Thomas Boller & Noel Keen -- 5. Structural aspects of defense/ Bruno Moerschbacher & Kurt Mendgen -- 6. The hypersensitive response/ Thorsten Jabs & Alan Slusarenko -- 7. Antimicrobial compound and resistance: the role of phytoalexins and phytoanticipins/ J.W. Mansfield -- |
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8. Induced and preformed antimicrobial proteins/ W. Broekaert, F. Terras & B. Cammune -- 9. Special aspects of resistance to viruses/ R.S.S. Fraser -- 10. Systemic induced resistance/ L. C. Van Loon -- 11. Transgenic approaches to control epidemic spread of diseases/ Ben Cornelissen & Ándre Schram |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Plant defenses.
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Plant breeding.
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Plants -- Disease and pest resistance.
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| Author |
Fraser, R. S. S.
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Loon, L. C. van (Leendert C.)
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Slusarenko, A. J. (Alan J.)
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| LC no. |
00042407 |
| ISBN |
1402003994 paperback |
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079236418X alkaline paper |
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