Lanterna Rally

Author: Buruch Sneh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1996-09-30

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 9780792336440

A comprehensive reference on the soil-borne fungi of the anamorph genus Rhizoctonia, species of which are responsible for diseases of many important crops. The topics include the dolipore/parenthesome septum in modern taxonomy, the molecular analysis of the fungi's ribosomal RNA genes, mechanisms of significance for translocation and transfer, the initial steps of the infection process, patch dynamics and bare patch, diseases of forage and oil seed legumes, controlling disease by soil solarization, and bacterial and fungal cell-wall hydrolytic enzymes in relation to biological control. For professionals and students of plant pathology and crop protection. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR