Unravel the science behind crown gall, a plant cancer, with clear, documented findings .
This bulletin presents the parasite behind the disease and shows how it drives rapid tissue growth in many plants.
This work compiles years of meticulous microscopy and inoculation studies, delivering photomicrographic proof that the organism lives inside tumor cells. It explains how healthy plant tissue is hijacked to form soft, expanding galls, and it outlines the methods used to isolate, culture, and observe the pathogen across numerous plant species.
- How crown galls form and where the tumor tissue begins in the plant.
- Evidence that a parasitic bacterium triggers rapid cell division and tumor growth.
- Descriptions of tumor strands, leaf traces, and the unusual stem structures that arise.
- Notes on technique, host range, and the pathogen’s behavior in culture.
Ideal for readers of plant pathology and biology history, this edition documents a landmark discovery and its implications for understanding plant cancer and infection.