Molecular Plant Pathology: A Practical ApproachVolume II (The ^APractical Approach Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199633525 ISBN 13: 9780199633524

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Molecular plant pathology has directly benefited from advances in modern molecular techniques. These techniques have been applied both to pathogens and plants, enhancing our understanding of the organisms themselves and of the complex interactions which determine compatability between them and their host plants. This volume and its companion together provide a comprehensive guide to the latest molecular techniques as well as the established approaches to the subject. Topics covered in in this second volume include: analysis of defence-related compounds; strategies for cloning disease resistance genes; characterization of elicitors; and signal transduction pathways. Researchers in plant science, molecular biology and related areas should find the two volumes of "Molecular Plant Pathology: A Practical Approach" to be an invaluable experimental resource for this exciting and fast-moving field, providing a wealth of easy-to-follow protocols supported by expert advice and guidance.

About this title

About the Author:

D. J. Bowles, all at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology, University of Leeds.

Review:

'Researchers engaged in laboratory studies will welcome this very practical guide to techniques.'
Aslib Book List, Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1993

'an excellent source of background information and well structured and detailed protocols currently available for the analysis of plant pathogen interactions at the molecular and biochemical levels. It is an invaluable source of methods and approaches.'
Alison M. Ashby, Annals of Botany 1993

'The chapters of this book are well-written by, in the main, a new generation of plant pathologists. I believe that purchasers of volume 1 will wish to add volume 2 because together these two books make a valuable contribution to molecular plant pathology.'
Peter Mills, Society for General Microbiology Quarterly, November 1993

'As in Volume I the brief but detailed introduction to the individual special areas are supplemented by a total of 111 (!) detailed case reports which account for the special value of this book. Given the amount of information and the attractive presentation the price of the book is
comparatively cheap. It is thoroughly to be recommended to phytopathologists or microbiologists who are interested in the basic principles and methodology of microbiology.'
Schriftleitung Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkranheiten und Pflanzenschutz.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0199633525
• ISBN 13: 9780199633524
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Gurr S. J., McPherson M. J., Bowles D. J.