Phytophthora : a global perspective /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Series: CABI plant protection series ; 2.
• Subjects: Phytophthora.; Plant diseases.; Plants, Protection of.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Microbial Ecology, (New March 2000); Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Genetics and Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, (New March 2000); Fungi.; Forests.; Fungal diseases.; Greenhouses.; Hybrids.; Interspecific hybridization.; Molecular taxonomy.; Nurseries.; Phylogenetics.; Plant pathogenic fungi.; Plant pathogens.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book begins with an account of the early history of Phytophthora research and the tumultuous events setting the genus in motion. In keeping with its controversial inception, the chapter on taxonomy and phylogeny makes a compelling case that our current notion of Phytophthora as a genus is illusory. This chapter sets the stage for the importance of molecular tools on these enigmatic pathogens. The following chapters discuss species identification, population-level investigation, interspecific hybrids and the impact of diverse Phytophthora species on crops, forests, nurseries, greenhouses and natural areas worldwide.