Each plant-pathogen interaction involves a two-way molecular communication. On one hand, the pathogen perceives signals from the plant, secretes chemical arsenals to establish infection courts, and produces metabolites that disrupt structural integrity, alter cellular function, and circumvent host defenses. On the other hand, the plant senses the signals from the pathogen, reinforces its cell walls, and accumulates phytoalexins and pathogenesis-related proteins in an attempt to defend itself. The production of pathogenicity and virulence factors by the pathogen, the elicitation of defense mechanisms by the plant, and the dynamic interaction of the two are the focal points of this book. The book will be of interest to researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of plant pathology, plant physiology, and plant biochemistry.
Author(s): Jeng-Sheng Huang (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 692
Tags: Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Plant Physiology
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Penetration of Cuticles by Plant Pathogens....Pages 3-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Degradation of Cell Walls by Plant Pathogens....Pages 51-130
Bioenergetics in Plant-Pathogen Interactions....Pages 131-174
Rhizobium -Legume Symbiosis and the Effects of Diseases on Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation....Pages 175-236
Growth Regulators and Plant Tumorigenesis....Pages 237-290
Phytotoxins and Plant Pathogenesis....Pages 291-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Signal Transduction in Host-Parasite Interactions....Pages 415-481
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Fortification of Plant Cell Walls as a Resistance Mechanism....Pages 485-524
Accumulation of Phytoalexins as a Resistance Mechanism....Pages 525-621
Pathogenesis-Related Proteins and Disease Resistance....Pages 623-674
Back Matter....Pages 675-691
