Plant Microbiology / Edition 1

by Michael Gillings, Andrew Holmes

Overview

Plant Microbiology provides a comprehensive source of information on DNA sequencing and mapping, the newest technology and procedures in areas such as radiation hybrid mapping, FISH and specialized sequencing techniques are covered. The book also describes how transgene expression is controlled in plants and how advanced information strategies can be used to manipulate and modify the plant genome. An exciting final chapter provides and overview of all the applications of plant transformation in agriculture, medicine and industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859962244
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/06/2004
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Gillings, Andrew Holmes

Table of Contents

Section I: Plant Mutualisms. 1. Mycorrhizal fungi 2. Rhizobium 3. The rhizosphere 4. The phylloplane 5. Plant endophytes 6.Other symbioses 7. Chloroplasts as endosymbionts. Section II: Plant Pathogens. 8. Quorum sensing in plant bacterial interactions 9. Biocontrol agents 10. Plant disease and climate change 11. Genetic diversity of plant pathogens Section III: Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Culture Collections. 12. Genome sequencing 13. Soil microbial diversity and its exploration 14. Plant disease diagnostics