Comprehensive and Molecular Phytopathology

Chapter 1 General information on parasitism Chapter 2 Plant parasite organisms 2a Fungal Plant Pathogens 2b Bacterial Plant Pathogens 2c Plant Viruses and Viral Plant Diseases 2d. Plant Pathogen Nematodes 2e. Methods of Diagnostics Chapter 3 Structural basis of plant-pathogen Interactions Chapter 4 Phenomenology of Plant-Pathogen Relationships Chapter 5 Horizontal Pathosystem: Parasite Attack Factors Chapter 6 Horizontal Pathosystem: Resistance Factors 6a Anatomical-Morphological Factors 6b Regulation of Ontogenesis and Damage Reparation 6c Nutrient Values of Infected Organs and Tissues 6d Biochemical Resistance Factors 6e Chemical classification of Phytoanticipates 6f Resistance Strategies 6g Protein Inhibitors of Viruses Chapter 7 Vertical Pathosystem: Avirulence Genes and their Products: Molecular Interpretation of Genetic Data 7a. Abiogenic Elicitors 7b. Nonspecific Biogenic Elicitors 7c. Endogenous, Plant, or Secondary Elicitors 7d. Specific Elicitors Chapter 8 Vertical Pathosystem: Resistance Genes and their Products. Signal Transduction 8a. Resistance Genes and Susceptible Genes 8b. Investigation of Resistance genes by the Methods of Classical Genetics 8c. Molecular Genetics Studies 8d. Signal Transduction - Signaling Systems 8e. G-Proteins 8f. Cycloadenilate Signaling Systems 8g. MAP-Kinase Signaling Systems 8h. Ca-Phosphatase Signaling Systems 8i. Lypooxygenase s.s. 8j. NADPH-oxydase (Superoxyde) s.s. 8k. NO-synthase s.s. 8l. Signaling Genetics 8m. Interactions of the Signaling Systems Inducing by Nonspecific and Specific Elicitors Chapter 9. Hypersensitivity Chapter 10. Immune Response 10a. Phytoalexins 10b. PR-Proteins 10c. Antiviral Proteins 10d. Proteinase Inhibitors 10e. Phenylpropanoids and Lignin 10f. Hydroxyprolin Reach Glicoproteins 10g. SAR Chapter 11. Gene Silesings - RNA silencing as a general defense mechanism against pathogen Chapter 12. Virulence Genes and their Products Suppressors (Impedines) 12a. Pathotoxins 12b. Enzymes Chapter 13. General and Specific Aspects in Plant and Animal Immunity Chapter 14. Molecular Basis of Plant Immunizations Chapter 15. Development of Transgenic Plants Resistant to Diseases