Revised and updated with new concepts, case studies, and laboratory exercises, Plant Pathology Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition supplies highly detailed and accurate information in a well-organized and accessible format. New additions to the second edition include five new topic and exercise chapters on soilborne pathogens, molecular tools, biocontrol, and plant-fungal interactions, information on in vitro pathology, an appendix on plant pathology careers, and how to use and care for the microscope. An accompanying cd-rom contains figures from the text as well as supplemental full-color photos and PowerPoint slides. Unique Learning Tools Retaining the informal style of the previous edition, this volume begins each topic with a concept box to highlight important ideas. Several laboratory exercises support each topic and cater to a wide range of skill sets from basic to complex. Procedure boxes for the experimental exercises give detailed outlines and comments on the experiments, step by step instruction, anticipated results, and thought provoking questions. Case studies of specific diseases and processes are presented as a bulleted list supplying essential information at a glance. Comprehensive Coverage Divided into six primary parts, this valuable reference introduces basic concepts of plant pathology with historical perspectives, fundamental ideas of disease, and disease relationships with the environment. It details various disease-causing organisms including viruses, prokaryotic organisms, plant parasitic nematodes, fungi, plant parasitic seed plants, and other biotic and abiotic diseases. Exploring various plant-pathogen interactions including treatments of molecular attack strategies, extracellular enzymes, host defenses, and disruption of plant function, the book presents the basic ideas of epidemiology, control strategies, and disease diagnosis.

Table of Contents:
Introductory Concepts Plant Pathology and Historical Perspectives, M.T. Windham and A.S. Windham What Is A Disease? M.T. Windham and A.S. Windham Introduction to the Groups of Plant Pathogens, M.T. Windham Groups of Plant Pathogens Plant Pathogenic Viruses, M.A.C. Langham Mechanical Inoculation of Plant Viruses, M.A.C. Langham Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, J.P. Noe Pathogenicity and Isolation of Plant Parasitic Nematodes, J.P. Noe Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Fungal-like Organisms, A. Brooks Gould Slime Molds and Zoosporic Fungi, S.E. Mozley-Standridge, D. Porter, and M.A. Cubeta Laboratory Exercises with Zoosporic Plant Pathogens, M.A. Cubeta, D. Porter, and S.E. Mozley-Standridge Archiascomycete and Hemiascomycete Pathogens, M. L. Daughtrey, K. T. Hodge, and N. Shishkoff The Powdery Mildews, M.L. Daughtrey, K.T. Hodge, and N. Shishkoff Ascomycota: Pyrenomycetes, Discomycetes, and Loculoascomycetes, K.J. Curry and R.E. Baird Deuteromycota: An Artificial Assemblage of Asexually Reproducing Fungi, R.E. Baird Laboratory Exercises with Selected Asexually Reproducing Fungi, R.E. Baird Smut and Rust Diseases, L.J. Littlefield, Y.H. Li, and D. Hensley Basidiomycota: Fleshy Mushrooms and Other Important and Symbiotic Associations, R.E. Baird Oomycota: The Fungi-like Organisms, R.N. Trigiano, M.H. Ament, and K.H. Lamour Laboratory Exercises with the Oomycetes, R.N. Trigiano, R. E. Baird, and S. N. Jeffers Soilborne Plant Pathogens, B.H. Ownley and D. Michael Benson Laboratory Exercises with Soilborne Plant Pathogens, D M. Benson and B.H. Ownley Parasitic Seed Plants, Protozoa, Algae, and Mosses, M.T. Windham and A.S. Windham Abiotic Diseases, A.S. Windham and M.T. Windham Molecular Tools for Studying Plant Pathogens Molecular Tools for Studying Plant Pathogens, T.A. Rinehart, X.W. Wang, and R.N. Trigiano Molecular Techniques Used for Studying Systematics and Phylogeny of Plant Pathogens, R.N. Trigiano, M.H. Ament, S.L. Finley, R.E. DeVries, N.R. Rowland, and G. Caetano-Anollés Plant–Pathogen Interactions Plant–Fungal Interactions at the Molecular Level, R.B. Ferreira, S. Monteiro, R. Freitas, C.N. Santos, Z. Chen, L.M. Batista, J. Duarte, A. Borges, and A.R. Teixeira Testing Blad, a Potent Antifungal Polypeptide, S. Monteiro and R. Boavida Ferreira Detecting and Measuring Extracellular Enzymes Produced by Fungi and Bacteria, R.N. Trigiano and M.H. Ament Host Defenses: A Physical and Physiological Approach, K.D. Gwinn, S.E. Greene, J.F. Green, and D. Trently Disruption of Plant Function, M.B. Riley Epidemiology and Disease Control Plant Disease Epidemiology, K.L. Bowen Host Resistance, J.K. Pataky and M.L. Carson Cultural Control of Plant Diseases, G. Moorman and K.D. Gwinn Chemical Control of Plant Diseases, A.S. Windham and M.T. Windham Biological Control of Plant Pathogens, B.H. Ownley and M.T. Windham Integrated Pest Management, C.A. Hollier and D.E. Hershman Plant Disease Diagnosis, J.M. Mullen Diagnostic Techniques and Media Preparation, J.M. Mullen Special Topics In Vitro Plant Pathology, J. Subramanian and D.J. Gray Proper Use of Compound and Stereo Microscopes, D.T. Webb Appendix 1: Careers In Plant Pathology, A.S. Windham and M.T. Windham Glossary Index