Recent developments in management of plant diseases

Plant disease management remains an important component of plant pathology and is more complex today than ever before including new innovation in diagnostic kits, the discovery of new modes of action of chemicals with low environmental impact, biological control agents with reliable and persistent activity, aswell as the development of new plant varieties with durable disease resistance. This book is a collection of invited lectures given at the 9 th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2008), held in Torino, August 24-29, 2008and is part of a series of volumes on Plant Pathology in the 21 st Century. It focuses on new developments of disease management and provides an updated overview of the state of the art given by world experts in the different fields of disease management. The different chapters deal with basic aspects of disease management, mechanisms of action of biological control agents, innovation in fungicide application, exploitation of natural compounds and resistance strategies. Moreover, the management of soil-borne diseases and disease managementin organic farming are covered. The most recent review on advances in management of plant diseases Unifies the major approaches of disease control such as chemical control, biological control, natural products and plant resistance Contains information on new methods and approached to control plant diseases including soil bore diseases Contains review papers by distinguished scientists from all parts of the world

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8803-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 377
• Fecha Publicación: 05/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés