Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance

In recent years, our understanding of the mechanisms involved in a plant’s resistance to attack by disease, has seen major advances. This important new title, part of Blackwell Publishing’s Annual Plant Reviews Series , provides cutting edge reviews of each of the major aspects of the subject. Edited by Dr Jane Parker from the Max-Planck Institute, Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance includes contributions from many of the world’s leading researcher in the area. The coverage includes the evolution of plant-virus interactions and plant resistance loci, the role of plant secondary metabolites, plant systemic resistance, oomycete genomics, intracellular immune receptors, transcriptional reprogramming, fungal biotrophy, chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions, bacterial Type III effectors and host perception of PAMPs. This exciting book is essential reading for all those involved in plant-pathogen interactions including plant and agricultural scientists, molecular biologists and microbiologists.