Genomics of plant-associated fungi and oomycetes : dicot pathogens

This book describes how genomics has revolutionized our understanding of agriculturally important plant-associated fungi and oomycetes. It illustrates some fundamental discoveries about these eukaryotic microbes with regard to the overall structure of their genomes, their lifestyles and the molecular mechanisms that form the basis of their interactions with plants. Genomics has provided new insights into fungal lifestyles and led to practical advances in plant breeding and crop protection, such as predictions about the spread and evolution of new pathogens. This volume focuses on fungi and oomycetes that are typical dicot plant pathogens and includes: __Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, B____otrytis____cinerea, A____lternaria sp.,____Verticillium alfalfae__ and __Verticillium dahliae__, __F____usarium oxysporum, P____hytophthora capsici, P____hytophthora sojae,__ __Phytophthora ramorum,__ __Phytophthora infestans,__ __Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis.__ This book describes how genomics has revolutionized our understanding of agriculturally important plant-associated fungi and oomycetes. It illustrates some fundamental discoveries about these eukaryotic microbes with regard to the overall structure of their genomes, their lifestyles and the molecular mechanisms that form the basis of their interactions with plants. Genomics has provided new insights into fungal lifestyles and led to practical advances in plant breeding and crop protection, such as predictions about the spread and evolution of new pathogens. This volume focuses on fungi and oomycetes that are typical dicot plant pathogens and includes: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, B otrytis cinerea, A lternaria sp., Verticillium alfalfae and Verticillium dahliae , F usarium oxysporum, P hytophthora capsici, P hytophthora sojae, Phytophthora ramorum, Phytophthora infestans, Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. Front Matter....Pages i-x Genomics of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ....Pages 1-17 The Genome of Botrytis cinerea , a Ubiquitous Broad Host Range Necrotroph....Pages 19-44 Alternaria Comparative Genomics: The Secret Life of Rots....Pages 45-63 Verticillium alfalfae and V . dahliae , Agents of Verticillium Wilt Diseases....Pages 65-97 Fusarium oxysporum ....Pages 99-119 Illuminating the Phytophthora capsici Genome....Pages 121-132 The Phytophthora sojae Genome Sequence: Foundation for a Revolution....Pages 133-157 Phytophthora ramorum ....Pages 159-174 Phytophthora infestans ....Pages 175-208 Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis : A Model Pathogen of Arabidopsis ....Pages 209-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-239