Fungal Disease Resistance in Plants: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering (Crop Science) (Crop Science)

up-to-date, Accurate Information On Recent Developments In Crop Protection! fungal Disease Resistance In Plants: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, And Genetic Engineering Presents The Latest Developments In Crop Protection From Fungal Infection. Leading Experts In Botany, Plant Breeding, And Plant Pathology Contribute Their Knowledge To Help Reduce And Possibly Prevent New Outbreaks Of Devastating Crop Epidemics Caused By Fungi. With Exciting New Advances In Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, And Genetic Engineering, This Informative Book Will Help Researchers, Professors, And Students Further Their Understanding Of Plant Defenses. fungal Disease Resistance In Plants Is Your Guide To Understanding The Various Barriers That Plants Have Developed Through Evolution And Adaptation To Protect Themselves From Invading Fungal Pathogens. Defenses Include Physical Barriers Such As Thick Cell Walls And Chemical Compounds Expressed By The Plant When Attacked. Still Other Plants Have Acquired Proteins That Play An Important Role In Defense. This Book Discusses These Evolutionary Traits And Introduces New Scientific Techniques To Engineer Resistance In Plants That Have No Built-in Protection. fungal Disease Resistance In Plants Explores: Cellular Expression Of Resistance To Fungal Pathogens The Hypersensitive Response And Its Role In Disease Resistance Induced Plant Resistance To Fungal Pathogens—mechanisms And Practical Applications Pathogenesis-related Proteins And Their Roles In Resistance To Fungal Pathogens Signal Transduction—plant Networks, Delivery, And Response To Fungal Infection Fungus Genes As They Relate To Disease Susceptibility And Resistance Without Intense Research And Scientific Study, Catastrophic Harvest Failures Due To Fungal Diseases Could Cause Food Shortages, Human And Animal Poisonings, And Economic Loss Throughout The World. Augmented With Tables, Figures, And Extensive References, This State-of-the-art Source Of Research Material Is Valuable For Scientists And Researchers In Universities, Private Organizations, Government Institutions, And Agricultural Organizations Interested In Plant Defenses And Future Crop Preservation. Ao longo dos anos o ataque de fungos às grandes culturas tem, repetidamente, causado grandes problemas na produtividade destas, ocasionando graves problemas econômicos e sociais nos locais de ocorrência. O incremento das pesquisas visando elucidar as bases moleculares e genéticas da defesa de plantas ao ataque de microorganismos tem avançado substancialmente. Estes avanços tem levado ao desenvolvimento de plantas com elevada resistência à determinados fungos fitopatogênicos. Neste livro, os recentes avanços obtidos no campo da resistência à fungos são abordados. Detalhes sobre as respostas celulares em plantas resistentes, modelos de transduções de sinais, papéis da resposta hipersensitiva e fatores de avirulência, mecanismos de resistência induzida, papéis das proteínas relacionadas à patogênese (PR-Proteínas)e as técnicas de engenharia genética utilizadas no aumento da resistência à doenças são mostrados no livro. Conjuntamente, estes tópicos abordam temas importantes, proporcionando uma atualização nas recentes descobertas desta relevante área da proteção de plantas "In Fungal Disease Resistance in Plants: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering, leading authorities in botany, plant breeding, and plant pathology share their expertise to help prevent outbreaks of crop diseases caused by fungi. Heralding exciting new advances in molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetic engineering, this informative book will help researchers, professors, and students further their understanding of plant defenses."--Jacket This is a presentation of developments in crop protection from fungal infection. Leading experts in botany, plant breeding, and plant pathology contribute their knowledge to help reduce and possibly prevent new outbreaks of devastating crop epidemics. Fungal infection of crop plants has repeatedly resulted in catastrophic harvest failures that have caused major economic and social problems in the affected countries.