Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases

Introduction; U. Gisi, I. Chet, M.L. Gullino.- List of contributors.- Part I. Concepts in chemical control.- 1. The Challenges of Chemical Control of Plant Diseases; A. Leadbeater, U. Gisi.- 2. Novel Tools to Identify the Mode of Action of Fungicides as exemplified with Fluopicolide; V. Toquin et al.- 3. QoI fungicide resistance: current status and the problems associated with DNA-based monitoring; H. Ishii.- 4. Regulatory Aspects in Chemical Control of Fungal Diseases: Impact on Efficient Plant Production; G. F. Backhaus.- Part II. Concepts in biological control of plant pathogens.- 5. The roles of cyclic lipopeptides in the biocontrol activity of Bacillus Subtilis; M. Ongena et al.- 6. Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens and Plant Growth Promotion by Bacillus; B. B. McSpadden Gardener.- 7. Importance of multitrophic interactions for successful biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes with Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251; S. Kiewnick.- 8. Interactions between Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata, Fusarium oxysporum and cucumber roots leading to biological control of Fusarium root and stem rot; S. Chatterton, Z. K. Punja.- 9. Screening of biocontrol agents for control of foliar diseases; J. Köhl.- 10. Quorum sensing as a target for novel biocontrol strategies directed at Pectobacterium; A. Cirou et al.- 11. The status of biological control of plant diseases in soilless cultivation; J. Postma.- 12. Rebeca - EU Policy Support Action to review Regulation of Biological Control Agents; R.-U. Ehlers.- 13. Fungal Disease management in organic apple orchards: epidemiological aspects and management approaches; I.J. Holb.- Part III. Natural compounds.- 14. Exploitation of natural compounds in eco-friendly management of plant pests; N. K. Dubey et al.- 15. Regulation and functional analysis of bioprotective metabolite genes from the grass symbiont Epichloe Festucae; B. Scott et al.- Part IV. Soilborne plant diseases and their control.- 16. IPM for soilborne disease management for

Ulrich Gisi is a professor of plant pathology and soil ecology at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and a long experienced scientist and expert in agrochemical industry (Syngenta) for fungicide mode of action, resistance and population biology.

Ilan Chet is a professor of microbiology. He was dean V.P. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, and President of the Weizman Institute. Professor Chet is recipient of the Wolf, Israel, Rothschild, EMT and Max Planck prizes.

Maria Lodovica Gullino is a professor of plant pathology at the University of Torino and President of the International Society for Plant Pathology. She has long term experience in plant disease management.

From the reviews:"This publication is a collection of lectures given at the 9o International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2008), held in Torino (Italy) 24 - 29 August, 2008 and is a part of a series of volumes on Plant Pathology in the twenty first Century. ... The bibliographical references are detailed at the end of each chapter. ... This book is recommended for researchers who need to extend or update the knowledge in management of plant diseases and the regulatory aspects." (Pascual Franzone, Integrated Pest Management Bulletin, December, 2010)