Physiological responses of plants to attack /
Despite the research effort put into controlling pathogens, pests and parasitic plants, crop losses are still a regular feature of agriculture worldwide. This makes it important to manage the crop appropriately in order to maximise yield. Understanding the relationship between the occurrence and sev...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley Blackwell,
2015.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
Table of Contents:
- The interaction between the plant and its attacker
- Growth, development and yield of infected and infested plants and crops
- Photosynthesis in attacked plants and crops
- Respiration in plants interacting with pathogens, pests and parasitic plants
- Effects on carbohydrate partitioning and metabolism
- Water relations of plants attacked by pathogens, insect herbivores and parasitic plants
- Mineral nutrition in attacked plants
- Hormonal changes in plants under attack
- Bringing it together: physiology and metabolism of the attacked plant.