Disease and Insect Resistance in Plants
D.P. Singh and Arti Singh
ISBN 978-1-57808-412-8; 2005; 428 pages, hc; US $ 95.20      Buy Now

The book covers in detail the principles and practices of conventional plant breeding as well as newer and recent biotechnological tools such as marker assisted selection and transgenic crops. The book is suitable for use as an advanced text. A basic knowledge of plant pathogens, insect-pests and their genetics is assumed. In addition, the book can be used as reference book by plant pathologists, entomologists and geneticists engaged in developing germplasm, with resistance to biotic stresses. Attempts have been made to draw specific examples from as many different crop plants and their harmful parasites as possible, and an extensive reference list provides access to the original literature.


Contents:
. The Value of Disease and Insect Resistance
. Concepts in Disease Resistance
Variability in Plant Pathogens; Identification of Physiological Races; Genetic Nature of Physiological Specialization; The Importance of Parasitic Variability to the Plant Breeder; Resistance in the Host; Structural Defense Mechanisms; Biochemical Defense Mechanisms
. Concepts in Insect-Pest Resistance
Degree of Resistance; Functional Resistance; Types of Genetic Resistance; Effect of Different Types of Resistance on Pest Population; The Combination of Factors; The Biotypes of Insect Pests; Genetics of Virulence; Genetics of Resistance; Location of Gene(s) on Chromosomes; Problems Associated with Breeding for Resistance to Insects
. Genetics of Host-Parasite Interaction
Genetics of Resistance; Inheritance of Induced Resistance; Location of Resistance Gene(s) on the Chromosomes; Genetics of Pathogenicity; Host-Parasite Specificity; Gene-for-Gene Concept; A Second Gene-for-Gene Hypothesis; The Gene-for-Gene and the Protein-for-Protein Hypothesis; Biochemical Basis of the Gene-for-Gene Hypothesis; How Does the Gene-for-Gene Relationship Come into the Picture?; Genetic Limitations to Models of Specific Interactions of the Host and its Parasite; Gene-for-Gene Basis in HR; Additive Effects, Genetic Background, Gene Dosage, Dominance Reversal, Heterotic Effect and Environmental Effects; The Vertifolia Effect; Host-Specific Phytotoxins and Pathogenesis; Population Genetics of Gene-for-Gene Interactions; Fitness Models of Gene-for-Gene Interactions; Vertical and Horizontal Resistance in Relation to Loss of Fitness; Epidemiology of Vertical and Horizontal Resistance
. Sources of Resistance and Methods of Testing for Resistance
Sources of Resistance; Screening for Resistance to Diseases; Virus Diseases; Sequential Inoculations for Multiple Disease Resistance; Methods of Testing for Resistance to Pests; Assessment of Insect-Pest Resistance
. Breeding for Resistance to Diseases and Insects
Methods of Breeding for Resistance; Management of Disease and Insect Resistance; Management of Tolerance; Management of Horizontal Resistance
. Production of Disease-Resistant Plants by Unconventional Breeding
The Cell and Tissue Culture Approach; Prospects for the Future; Genetic Marker-based Approach or Molecular Approach; Transgenic Plants for Biotic Stress Resistance
. Stability and Vulnerability of Resistance
Stability of Specific Resistance; The Proposed Solution
. References
. Subject Index