Plant Defense
Warding off attack by pathogens, herbivores and parasitic plants
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Beschreibung
Plants are sources of nourishment for thousands of fungi, bacteria,invertebrates, vertebrates, and other plants. Plants possess atruly remarkable diversity of mechanisms to fend off attackers andrecent research has shown just how complex and sophisticated thesedefense mechanisms can be.
Plant Defense provides comprehensive coverage of therange of different organisms that plants need to fend off,describes how plants coordinate their defenses against multipleattacks, explains the evolution of defense in plants, and how plantdefences are exploited in crop protection strategies.
Plant Defense:
* Covers plants' defenses against pathogens, pests, andparasitic plants: together in one book
* Brings together succinct, cutting edge information in auser-friendly format
* Gives an understanding of how plants ward off attacks frommultiple enemies
* Is written by Dale Walters, an internationally known andrespected researcher and teacher in crop protection, who distilshis wealth of knowledge in a novel and exciting way
* Is an essential purchase for all those involved in plantprotection around the globe
Plant Defense is primarily designed for use by upperundergraduates and post graduates studying crop protection,agricultural sciences, applied entomology, plant pathology, andplant sciences. Biological and agricultural research scientists inthe agrochemical and crop protection industries, and in academia,will find much of great use in this excellent new book. Librariesin all universities and research establishments where agriculturaland biological sciences are studied and taught should have multiplecopies of this very valuable book on their shelves.
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Dale Walters
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"In conclusion, the new volume by Walters provides a great basis for an introductory course in plant defenses as part of an upper-level undergraduate or graduate curriculum in ecology, applied entomology, plant pathology, plant biology, or plant breeding.." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2011)
"The advances in this field have been striking. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (Choice, 1 May 2011)
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