Overview
- Provides researchers with innovative methodologies for plant pathogen diagnostics
- Written by experts from internationally renowned institutions
- Cross-cutting approach to diagnostics, including molecular, serological, and traditional methodologies
- All classes of plant pathogen covered in methodologies
- Provides methods for crop plant genetic validation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 508)
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About this book
Plant diseases can have an enormous impact on our lives. In a world where total crop failure can quickly lead to human misery and starvation, accurate diagnostics play a key role in keeping plants free from pathogens. In Plant Pathology: Techniques and Protocols, expert researchers provide methods which are vital to the diagnosis of plant diseases across the globe, addressing all three categories of plant pathology techniques: traditional, serological, and nucleic acid. Chapters examine recent and developing issues with crop identity and authenticity, allowing workers to genotype samples from two major food groups. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and reader-friendly, Plant Pathology: Techniques and Protocols is an incredible guide which will soon prove to be indispensable, both to novices and expert researchers alike.
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From the reviews:
"Plant Pathology: Techniques and Protocols provides a collection of methods for the diagnosis and detection of plant pathogens. … the book can also be used to troubleshoot particular techniques and adapt it to any organism of interest. The notes at the end of each chapter are of great utility … . It is a highly practical book and both students and researchers interested or working on detection and diagnosis will find it very useful." (Arantza Rico, Microbiology Today, November, 2009)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Pathology
Book Subtitle: Techniques and Protocols
Editors: Robert Burns
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-062-1
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-799-0Published: 12 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-785-3Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-062-1Published: 21 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 326
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Pathology, Virology