Natural and Engineered Resistance to Plant Viruses

Cutting-edge reviews in natural and engineered virus resistance in plants

Gad Loebenstein (Volume editor), John Carr (Volume editor)

9780123813978, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 7 December 2009

244 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.6 kg

"A mandatory purchase for all types of comprehensive libraries, both public and university, as well as for those interested in or doing research in the field of virology." --MILITARY MEDICINE

"This serial...is well known to virologists. It is a valuable aid in maintaining an overview of various facets of the rapidly expanding fields of virology...Timely, informative, and useful to the student, teacher, and research scientist." --AMERICAN SCIENTIST

Viruses are a huge threat to agriculture. In the past, viruses used to be controlled using conventional methods, such as crop rotation and destruction of the infected plants, but now there are more novel ways to control them. This volume focuses on natural and engineered virus resistance, the two major strategies used for crop protection.

1. Mechanisms of recognition in dominant R gene mediated resistance - Peter Moffett 2. RNA silencing, an antiviral mechanism - Tibor Csorba, Vitantonio Pantaleo & József Burgyán 3. Local Lesions and Induced Resistance - G. Loebenstein 4. Recessive resistance to plant viruses - V. Truniger and M.A. Aranda 5. Towards a quarter century of pathogen-derived resistance and practical approaches to plant virus disease control - John Gottula and Marc Fuchs 6. Genetically Engineered Virus-Resistant Plants In Developing Countries: Current Status And Future Prospects - D.V.R.  Reddy, Mysore R. Sudarshana, Marc Fuchs, N. Chandrasekhara Rao and George Thottappilly

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Plant pathology & diseases [PSTP], Virology [non-medical PSGL], Pathology [MMF]