ISBN : 9780323916714
Author : A.K. Tiwari
Publisher : Academic Press
Year : 2023
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Table of contents Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication List of contributors Authors biography Foreword Characterization, Epidemiology, and Management Chapter 1. Novel methods of phytoplasma detection of phytoplasma in Asian countries 1. Introduction 2. Historical background 3. Symptomatic diagnosis 4. Microscopic detection 5. Light microscopy 6. Fluorescence microscopy 7. Transmission electron microscopy 8. Molecular detection Chapter 2. Graft and vegetative transmission of phytoplasma-associated diseases in Asia and their management 1. Introduction 2. Graft transmission 3. Management 4. Conclusions and perspectives Chapter 3. Transmission of lime witches' broom 1. Introduction 2. Vector transmission 3. Seed transmission 4. Graft transmission and experimental hosts 5. Conclusion and perspectives Chapter 4. Major insect vectors of phytoplasma diseases in Asia 1. Introduction 2. Insect acquisition and transmission of phytoplasmas 3. How the phytoplasma insect vectors can be identified? 4. Major insect vectors of phytoplasmas 5. Some minor phytoplasma insect vectors in Asia 6. General management 7. Conclusion Chapter 5. Genomic studies on Asian phytoplasmas 1. Background 2. Historical perspective 3. Biological insights 4. Linking genomics to taxonomy 5. Conclusions and perspectives Chapter 7. Updates on phytoplasma diseases management 1. Introduction 2. Quarantine 3. Healthy planting material 4. Antibiotics 5. Insect vector control strategies 6. Other management practices 7. Host resistance and/or tolerance? 8. Recovery 9. Induced resistance 10. Case study 1: witches' broom diseases of lime 11. Case study 2: grapevine yellows 12. Biotic resistance inducers 13. Biocontrol 14. Conclusions Chapter 8. Management of insect vectors associated with phytoplasma diseases 1. Introduction 2. Vector taxonomy and ecology 3. Insect vector managements 4. Conclusion Chapter 9. Elimination of phytoplasmas: an effective control perspective 1. Introduction 2. In vivo methods 3. In vitro culture 4. In vitro chemotherapy 5. Conclusion Chapter 10. Phytoplasma resistance 1. Introduction 2. Natural (genetic) resistance 3. Induced resistance 4. Transgenic resistance 5. Current status of phytoplasma resistance in India, Iran, Japan, and Turkey 6. Conclusion and perspectives Chapter 11. microRNAs role in phytoplasma-associated developmental alterations 1. Introduction 2. Role of microRNAs in vegetative and reproductive development in plants 3. microRNAs associated with phytoplasma-induced diseases 4. Putative mechanism(s) of interaction between miRNAs and their target genes in response to phytoplasma infection 5. Conclusion 6. Future directions Chapter 12. Characteristic features of genome and pathogenic factors of phytoplasmas 1. Characteristic features of phytoplasma genomes 2. Characteristic features of pathogenic factors Index