Annual review of phytopathology; v.44, 2006.0824313445 Annual review of phytopathology phytopathology /phy·to·pa·thol·o·gy/ (-pah-thol´ah-je) the pathology of plants. ; v.44, 2006. Ed. by Neal K. Van Alfen et al. Annual Reviews 2006 538 pages $188.00 Hardcover SB731 This collection of recent work reflects the current thrust in the field toward biotechnology-oriented breeding of disease-resistant crops. Genome packaging in spherical spher·i·cal adj. Having the shape of or approximating a sphere; globular. plant RNA viruses RNA viruses, n See viruses. , quantification and modeling of crop losses, and nonsystemic bunt bunt: see smut. fungi are some areas discussed. Other areas examined include breeding for disease resistance in the major cool-season turfgrasses, molecular ecology Molecular ecology is a field of evolutionary biology that is concerned with applying molecular population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, and genomics to traditional ecological questions (e.g. and emergence of tropical plant viruses, and the biology of flower-infecting fungi. Color photos and images, plus margin definitions and acronyms, are included. Chapter literature citations include margin summaries of literature of particular interest or importance. Van Alfen is affiliated with the University of California-Davis. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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