Management of fungal plant pathogens

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 11
PART I: BOTANICALS IN FUNGAL PEST MANAGEMENT......Page 13
1 Recent Advances in the Management of Fungal Pathogens of Fruit Crops......Page 15
2 Botanicals in Agricultural Pest Management......Page 26
3 Deleterious Effects of Fungi on Postharvest Crops and Their Management Strategies......Page 40
4 Exploitation of Botanicals in the Management of Phytopathogenic and Storage Fungi......Page 48
5 Use of Plant Extracts as Natural Fungicides in the Management of Seedborne Diseases......Page 65
PART II: DISEASE CONTROL THROUGH RESISTANCE......Page 81
6 Resistance to Septoria Leaf Blotch in Wheat......Page 83
7 Barley and Wheat Resistance Genes for Fusarium Head Blight......Page 92
8 Sustainable Management of Rice Blast (Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr): 50 Years of Research Progress in Molecular Biology......Page 106
PART III: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MECHANISMS......Page 121
9 Postharvest Technology – Yeast as Biocontrol Agents: Progress, Problems and Prospects......Page 123
10 Biological Control of Plant Diseases: An Overview and the Trichoderma System as Biocontrol Agents......Page 135
11 Physiological Specialization of Ustilaginales (Smut) of Genera Bromus, Zea and Triticum in Argentina......Page 152
PART IV: ENDOPHYTES IN PLANT DISEASE CONTROL......Page 161
12 Status and Progress of Research in Endophytes from Agricultural Crops in Argentina......Page 163
13 Effect of Tillage Systems on the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Propagule Bank in Soils......Page 176
14 Mechanism of Action in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbionts to Control Fungal Diseases......Page 185
15 Role of Fungal Endophytes in Plant Protection......Page 197
PART V: MANAGING FUNGAL PATHOGENS CAUSING LEAF DAMAGE......Page 213
16 The Rust Fungi: Systematics, Diseases and Their Management......Page 215
17 Etiology, Epidemiology and Management of Fungal Diseases of Sugarcane......Page 231
18 New and Emerging Fungal Pathogens Associated with Leaf Blight Symptoms on Wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Argentina......Page 245
19 Diseases of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and Their Control Measures, with Special Emphasis on Fungal Diseases......Page 259
20 Fungal Diseases of Oilseed Crops and Their Management......Page 277
21 Occurrence of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Causing Tan Spot in Argentina......Page 289
22 Epidemiological Studies on Septoria Leaf Blotch of Wheat in Argentina......Page 305
PART VI: ALTERNATIVE CONTROL STRATEGIES......Page 323
23 Review of Thecaphora amaranthicola M. Piepenbr., Causal Agent of Smut on Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.......Page 325
24 Population Biology and Management Strategies of Phytophthora sojae Causing Phytophthora Root and Stem Rots of Soybean......Page 332
25 Management of Fungal Pathogens – A Prerequisite for Maintenance of Seed Quality During Storage......Page 343
26 Controlling Root and Butt Rot Diseases in Alpine European Forests......Page 359
27 Some Important Fungal Diseases and Their Impact on Wheat Production......Page 376
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