Fungicide resistance in crop protection : risk and management

Pathogen resistance to fungicides has become a challenging problem in the management of crop disease. It has threatened the performance of some highly potent commercial fungicides, resulting in resistance to more than one hundred different active ingredients reported from around the world. This book compiles information on fungicide resistance over the past three decades, beginning with the history of resistance development, then exploring the status, detection and management of resistance in pathogens to different groups of fungicides with diverse case studies from countries including France, India, Italy, Japan and the US. It also discusses the genetics of resistance and the problem of multidrug resistance, before concluding with an overview of the work and initiatives of the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee for managing this problem.An essential resource for researchers and students of plant pathology and mycology, this book is also a useful collection of the present status and future projections of fungicide resistance for extensions workers and pesticide industry personnel. Historical perspectives of fungicide resistance / Keith Brent Resistance in Venturia nashicola to benzimidazoles and sterol demethylation inhibitors / Hideo Ishii Fungicide resistance in Erysiphe necator: monitoring, detection and management strategies / David Ouimette Fungicide resistance in Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal pathogen of cucurbit downy mildew / Ales Lebeda and Yigal Cohen Resistance to azole fungicides in Mycosphaerella graminicola: mechanisms and management / Hans Jorgen Cools and Bart A. Fraaije The role of intraspecific parallel genetic adaptation to Qois in Europe / Eva Blixt and Stefano Torriani Risk and management of fungicide resistance in the Asian soybean rust fungus: Phakopsora pachyrhizi / Cláudia Vieira Godoy Resistance to carboxylic acid amide (CAA) fungicides and anti-resistance strategies / Ulrich Gisi New modes of action contribute to resistance management / Derek Hollomon Field kit and internet-supported fungicide resistance monitoring / Guido Schnabel, A. Amiri and P. M. Brannen Fungicide resistance in Oomycetes with special reference to Phytophthora infestans and Phenylamides / Dietrich Hermann and Ulrich Gisi Resistance risk to QoI fungicides and anti-resistance strategies / Andy Leadbeater Fungicide resistance in Plasmopara viticola in France and anti-resistance measures / Marie-France Corio-Costet QoI resistance in Plasmopara viticola in Italy: evolution and management strategies / Silvia Laura Toffolatti and Annamaria Vercesi Fungicide resistance in Italian agriculture and strategies for its management / M. Lodovica Gullino, Domenico Bertetti and A. Garibaldi Challenge of fungicide resistance in managing vegetable diseases in the United States and anti-resistance strategies / Margaret Tuttle McGrath Fungicide resistance in India: status and management strategies / Tarlochan Singh Thind Resistance to QoI and SDHI fungicides in Japan / Hideo Ishii Genetics of fungicide resistance in Botryotinia fuckeliana (Botrytis cinerea) / Rita Milvia de Miccolis Angelini, Stefania Pollastro and Franco Faretra Emergence of multidrug resistance in fungal pathogens: a potential threat to fungicide performance in agriculture / Matthias Kretschmer The role of the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee in managing resistance / Andy Leadbeater. Pathogen resistance to fungicides has become a challenging problem in the managing of crop diseases and has threatened the performance of some highly potent commercial fungicides. Worldwide, resistance to more than one hundred different active ingredients has been reported. This book compiles information on fungicide resistance over the past three decades on the status, development, and processes involved in the build-up of resistance in pathogens to different groups of fungicides, while also suggesting various measures for managing this problem