Synopsis
1 The Value of Disease and Insect Pest Resistance.- 2 Concepts in Disease Resistance.- 2.1 Variability in Plant Pathogens.- 2.1.1 Variability in Fungal Pathogens.- 2.1.2 Variability in Bacteria.- 2.1.3 Variability in Viruses.- 2.2 Identification of Physiological Races.- 2.3 Genetic Nature of Physiological Specialization.- 2.4 The Importance of Parasitic Variability to the Plant Breeder.- 2.5 Resistance in the Host.- 2.5.1 Mechanisms of Resistance.- 2.5.2 Types of Resistance.- 2.6 Structural Defense Mechanisms.- 2.6.1 Preformed Defense Structures.- 2.6.2 Defense Structures Formed in Response to Infection by the Pathogen.- 2.7 Biochemical Defense Mechanisms.- 2.7.1 Pre-Existing Biochemical Defense.- 2.7.2 Induced Biochemical Defense.- 3 Concepts in Insect-Pest Resistance.- 3.1 Degree of Resistance.- 3.2 Functional Resistance.- 3.3 Types of Genetic Resistance.- 3.4 The Combination of Factors.- 3.5 The Biotypes of Insect Pest.- 3.6 Genetics of Virulence.- 3.7 Genetics of Resistance.- 3.7.1 Wheat.- 3.7.2 Rice.- 3.7.3 Raspberry.- 3.7.4 Tomato.- 3.8 Location of Gene(s) on Chromosomes.- 3.9 Problems Associated with Breeding for Resistance to Insects.- 4 Genetics of Host-Parasite Interaction.- 4.1 Genetics of Resistance.- 4.2 Inheritance of Induced Resistance.- 4.3 Genetics of Pathogenicity.- 4.4 Gene-for-Gene Concept.- 4.5 A Second Gene-for-Gene Hypothesis.- 4.6 The Gene-for-Gene and the Protein-for-Protein Hypothesis.- 4.7 Biochemical Basis of the Gene-for-Gene Hypothesis.- 4.8 How Does the Gene-for-Gene Relationship Come into the Picture?.- 4.9 Genetic Limitations to Models of Specific Interactions of the Host and its Parasite.- 4.10 Gene-for-Gene Basis in HR.- 4.11 Additive Effects, Genetic Background, Gene Dosage, Dominance Reversal, Heterotic Effect and Environmental Effects.- 4.12 The Vertifolia Effect.- 4.13 Host-Specific Phytotoxins and Pathogenesis.- 4.14 Population Genetics of Gene-for-Gene Interactions.- 4.15 Fitness Models of Gene-for-Gene Interactions.- 4.16 Vertical and Horizontal Resistance in Relation to Loss of Fitness.- 4.17 Epidemiology of Vertical and Horizontal Resistance.- 5 Sources of Resistance and Methods of Testing for Resistance.- 5.1 Sources of Resistance.- 5.2 Screening for Resistance to Diseases.- 5.2.1 Fungal Diseases.- 5.2.2 Bacterial Diseases.- 5.2.3 Tests for Resistance Using Toxins.- 5.3 Virus Diseases.- 5.4 Sequential Inoculations for Multiple Disease Resistance.- 5.4.1 Assessment of Disease Resistance.- 5.5 Methods of Testing for Resistance to Insect Pests.- 5.6 Assessment of Insect Pest Resistance.- 6 Breeding for Resistance to Diseases and Insects.- 6.1 Methods of Breeding for Resistance.- 6.1.1 Cross-Pollinated Crops.- 6.1.2 Self-Pollinated Crops.- 6.1.3 Vegetatively Propagated Crops.- 6.2 Management of Disease and Insect Resistance.- 6.2.1 Management of Vertical Resistance Gene(s).- 6.2.2 Mechanism of Action of Multi-Lines..- 6.2.3 Multiple Resistance.- 6.3 Management of Tolerance.- 6.4 Management of Horizontal Resistance.- 7 Production of Disease-Resistant Plants by Unconventional Breeding.- 7.1 Basic Techniques in Plant Cell Culture.- 8 Stability and Vulnerability of Resistance.- 8.1 Stability of Specific Resistance.- 8.2 The Proposed Solution.- References.
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