Downy Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

• Main Authors: Saharan, Govind Singh (Author), Mehta, Naresh (Author), Meena, Prabhu Dayal (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant pathology.; Plant breeding.; Entomology.; Mycology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

The book reviews key developments in downy mildew research, including the disease, its distribution, symptomatology, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment; the pathogen, its taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, survival and perpetuation, spore germination, infection,...

Table of Contents:

• - Introduction
• The Disease- Downy Mildew
• The Pathogen- Hyaloperonospora parasitica(Gaum.) Goker [H. brassicae (Gaum.) Goker]
• Electron Microscopy, and Ultra Structures
• Physiologic Specialization (Pathogenic variability)
• Perpetuation, and Survival
• Infection, and Pathogenesis
• Disease Cycle
• Epidemiology, and Forecasting
• Association or Mixed Infection or Downy Mildew, and White Rust Disease Complex
• Biochemistry of the Host Pathogen Interaction
• Host Resistance
• Disease Management
• Techniques
• Future Strategies, and Priorities of Downy Mildew Disease Management.