Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens

Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics

Robert S. Fritz, Ellen L. Simms, Fritz

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University of Chicago Press
15 August 1992

Biochemical immunology; Plant pathology & diseases

Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith

"Far from being passive elements in the landscape, plants have developed many sophisticated chemical and mechanical means of deterring organisms that seek to prey on them. This volume draws together research from ecology, evolution, agronomy, and plant pathology to produce an ecological genetics perspective on plant resistance in both natural and agricultural systems. By emphasizing the ecological and evolutionary basis of resistance, the book makes an important contribution to the study of how phytophages and plants coevolve.

Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens not only reviews the literature pertaining to plant resistance from a number of traditionally separate fields but also examines significant questions that will drive future research. Among the topics explored are selection for resistance in plants and for virulence in phytophages; methods for studying natural variation in plant resistance; the factors that maintain intraspecific variation in resistance; and the ecological consequences of within-population genetic variation for herbivorous insects and fungal pathogens.

""A comprehensive review of the theory and information on a large, rapidly growing, and important subject.""—Douglas J. Futuyma, State University of New York, Stony Brook"

By: Fritz
Edited by: Robert S. Fritz, Ellen L. Simms
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 16mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 992g
ISBN: 9780226265537
ISBN 10: 0226265536
Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
Pages: 600
Publication Date: 15 August 1992
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1. Analysis and Inheritance of Resistance Variation Chapters by George G. Kennedy and James D. Barbour; John A. Barrett; Ellen L. Simms and Mark A. Rausher; and Mary R. Berenbaum and Arthur R. Zangerl Part 2. Evolutionary Responses to Plant Resistance by Herbivores and Pathogens Chapters by Lawrence Wilhoit; Diana Pilson; Arthur E. Weis; and James Groth and Barbara Christ Part 3. Population and Community Responses to Plant Resistance Variation Chapters by Richard Karban; A. Joseph Pollard; Robert S. Fritz; and J. Daniel Hare Part 4. Evolution of Plant Resistance Robert J. Marquis; Helen M. Alexander; Matthew A. Parker; Arthur R. Zangeri and Fahkri A. Bazzaz; Ellen L. Simms; and Janis Antonovics References