Rust diseases of willow and poplar / edited by Ming Hao Pei and Alistair R. McCracken.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pei, Ming Hao.

McCracken, Alistair R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Willows--Diseases and pests.

Willows.

Poplar--Diseases and pests.

Poplar.

Rust diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is increased interest in growing willow and poplar trees, as fast-growing species that have several purposes, including use as biofuels for energy production. However, silviculture is constrained by diseases such as MelampsoraA rusts, which have ben extensively studied over the past two decades. As a result, they are now one of the best-understood tree pathogens in terms of population biology, genetics of resistance and disease control using host-genotype mixtures. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive review of our knowledge of rust diseases of willow and poplar.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Part 1: Taxonomy and Overview of Rusts; 1. Phylogenetic Position of Melampsora in Rust Fungi Inferred from Ribosomal DNA Sequences; 2. A Brief Review of Melampsora Rusts on Salix; 3. The Species of Melampsora on Salix (Salicaceae); 4. A Brief Summary of Melampsora Species on Populus; Part 2: Occurrence and Population Biology of Melampsora; 5. Variability and Population Biology of Melampsora Rusts on Poplars; 6. Genetic Diversity of Melampsora Willow Rusts in Germany

7. Genetic Structure of Melampsora larici-epitea Populations in North-western Europe8. Current Taxonomic Status of Melampsora Species on Poplars in China; 9. Current Status of Poplar Leaf Rust in India; 10. Melampsora Willow Rust in Chile and Northern Europe: Part of a Metapopulation?; Part 3: Rust Resistance and Infection Process; 11. Disease Scoring by Taking Inoculum Densities into Consideration in Leaf Disc Inoculations with Poplar and Willow Rusts; 12. Interactions Between Poplar Clones and Melampsora Populations and their Implications for Breeding for Durable Resistance

13. Transgenic Hybrid Aspen with Altered Defensive Chemistry: a Model System to Study the Chemical Basis of Resistance?14. Basidiospore-derived Penetration by Species of Cronartium and Melampsora: an Outline; Part 4: Rust Management; 15. Host Diversity, Epidemic Progression and Pathogen Evolution; 16. Short-rotation Coppice Willow Mixtures and Rust Disease Development; 17. Short-rotation Coppice Willow Mixtures and Yield; 18. Effect of Preventative Fungicide Sprays on Melampsora Rust of Poplar in the Nursery; Part 5: Rust Mycoparasites and their Potential for Biological Control

19. Biocontrol of Rust Fungi by Cladosporium tenuissimum20. Biology and Genetic Diversity of the Rust Hyperparasite Sphaerellopsis filum in Central Europe; 21. Mycoparasite Sphaerellopsis filum and its Potential for Biological Control of Willow Rust; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-73579-1

9786610735792

1-84593-095-9

OCLC:

228144219