An easy-to-use single reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated
with plant pathology! This comprehensive volume covers the entire field of plant pathology. It …

According to the conservative regions of the nucleotide-binding site and leucine-rich repeat
domain (NBS–LRR) in resistance genes (R-gene), a homology-based cloning method was …

However, trees also need our special attention as unbred and long living individuals. In most
cases, forests consist of wild populations of trees with great importance regarding both the …

Genetic transformation provides the means for modifying single horticultural traits in
perennial plant cultivars without altering their phenotype. This capability is particularly …

Temperate fruit trees of the genus Malus (apple), Pyrus (pear) and Prunus (almond, apricot,
sweet and sour cherry, peach, and plum) used for commercial fruit production and for …

Standard program of plant protection against fire blight consists of use of management
practices and chemical control method. Recently a new, non-conventional possibilities …

Chemical control of winter oilseed rape diseases depends on the appearance of pathogenic
fungi in plantations. This being related to biology of a given pathogen, and is often …

Since the middle of the 19th century, apple and pear cultivars have been known to differ in
degree of resistance to fire blight. More recently, such differences have also been observed …