Botrytis - The Fungus, the Pathogen and Its Management in Agricultural Systems

ISBN-13: 9783319233703 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 486 str.

Sabine Fillinger; Yigal Elad

Opis

The fungal genus Botrytis is the focus of intensive scientific research worldwide. The complex interactions between this pathogen and the plants it infects and the economic importance of the diseases caused by Botrytis (principally grey mould) on more than 1400 species of cultivated plants pre- and post-harvest, render this pathogen of particular interest to farmers, advisers, students and researchers in many fields worldwide. This 20-chapter book is a comprehensive treatise covering the rapidly developing science of Botrytis and reflecting the major developments in studies of this fungus. It will serve as a source of general information for specialists in agriculture and horticulture, and also for students and scientists interested in the biology of this fascinating, multifaceted phytopathogenic fungal species.

Spis treści

1 - Botrytis, the good, the bad & the ugly
Yigal Elad, Melané Vivier, and Sabine Fillinger
2 - Botrytis-biology, detection and quantification
Frances M. Dewey (Molly), and Robert Grant-Downton
3 - Genetics of Botrytis cinerea
Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Stefania Pollastro, and Franco Faretra
4 - Vegetative incompatibility in Botrytis
Nadia Korolev and Yigal Elad
5 - RNA Mycoviruses and Their Role in Botrytis Biology
Mingde Wu, Jing Zhang, Long Yang, and Guoqing Li
6 - Diversity within and between species of Botrytis
Anne-Sophie Walker
7 - Epidemiology and aerobiology of Botrytis spp.
Odile Carisse
8 - Cultural and integrated control of Botrytis spp.
Yigal Elad
9 - Biological control and biopesticide suppression of Botrytis-incited diseases
Philippe C. Nicot, Alison Stewart, Marc Bardin, and Yigal Elad 10 – Chemical control and resistance management of Botrytis diseases
Sabine Fillinger and Anne-Sophie Walker
11 - Control strategies for postharvest grey mould on fruit crops
Gianfranco Romanazzi and Samir Droby
12 - Infection process and fungal virulence factors
Celedonio González, Nélida Brito, and Amir Sharon
13- Signal transduction cascades regulating differentiation and virulence in Botrytis cinerea
Julia Schumacher
14 - Reactive oxygen species in the Botrytis – host interaction
Ulrike Siegmund and Anne Viefhues
15 - Secondary metabolism in Botrytis cinerea: Combining genomic and metabolomic approaches
Isidro G. Collado and Muriel Viaud
16 - Contribution of proteomics research to understanding Botrytis biology and pathogenicity 
Francisco Javier Fernández-Acero, Eva Liñeiro, and Jesús Manuel Cantoral
17 - Overview of plant defence systems: lessons from Arabidopsis-Botrytis cinerea systems biology
Oliver Windram, Claire Stoker, and Katherine Denby
18 - Hitting the wall: Plant cell walls during Botrytis cinerea infections
Barbara Blanco-Ulate, John M. Labavitch, Estefania Vincenti, Ann L.T. Powell, and Dario Cantu
19 - Ripening of tomato fruit and susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea
Barbara Blanco-Ulate, Estefania Vincenti, Dario Cantu, and Ann L.T. Powell
20 - Plant hosts of Botrytis spp.
Yigal Elad, Ilaria Pertot, Alba Marina Cotes Prado, and Alison Stewart

O autorze

This book is the product of intensive work by 41 authors, all of whom are leading scientists from various scientific disciplines studying Botrytis as a fungus and as a pathogen. The authors of this book have amassed state-of-the art knowledge on diverse topics, including Botrytis epidemiology, disease management, biological and chemical control and aspects of the plant-pathogen interactome, including virulence factors and defence processes, signalling cascades, the oxidative burst and general biological aspects, such as vegetative incompatibility, mycoviruses, and the revised Botrytis species concept. This book also provides reviews of the genetic and post-genomic analyses, such as transcriptomics and proteomics, used to study Botrytis biology and pathogenicity.

Blurb

Botrytis, a genus of fungal plant pathogens, is the focus of intensive scientific research worldwide. The complex interactions between these pathogens and the plants they infect (referred to collectively as the pathosystem) and the economic importance of the diseases caused by Botrytis on more than 1400 species of cultivated plants, many of which are important agricultural crops, render this pathogen of particular interest to farmers, agriculture experts, advisers, extension staff, students and researchers worldwide. This book is the product of intensive work by 41 authors, all of whom are leading scientists from various scientific disciplines studying Botrytis as a fungus and as a pathogen. The authors of this book have amassed state-of-the art knowledge on diverse topics, including Botrytis epidemiology, disease management, biological and chemical control and aspects of the plant-pathogen interactome, including virulence factors and defense processes, signaling cascades, the oxidative burst and general biological aspects, such as vegetative incompatibility, mycoviruses, and the revised Botrytis species concept. This book also provides reviews of the genetic and post-genomic analyses, such as transcriptomics and proteomics, used to study Botrytis biology and pathogenicity. This 20-chapter book is a comprehensive treatise covering the rapidly developing science of Botrytis and reflecting the major developments in studies of this fungus. It will serve as a source of general information for specialists in agriculture and horticulture, but also for students and scientists interested in the biology of this fascinating, multifaceted phytopathogenic fungal species.