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Physiological Responses of Plants to Attack (Paperback)
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Physiological Responses of Plants to Attack (Paperback)
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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 severity of attack, and the
resulting yield loss, is an important step towards improved crop
protection. Linked to this, is the need to better understand the
mechanisms responsible for reductions in growth and yield in
affected crops. Physiological Responses of Plants to Attack is
unique because it deals with the effects of different attackers
pathogens, herbivores, and parasitic plants, on host processes
involved in growth, reproduction, and yield. Coverage includes
effects on photosynthesis, partitioning of carbohydrates, water and
nutrient relations, and changes in plant growth hormones. Far from
being simply a consequence of attack, the alterations in primary
metabolism reflect a more dynamic and complex interaction between
plant and attacker, sometimes involving re-programming of plant
metabolism by the attacker. Physiological Responses of Plants to
Attack is written and designed for use by senior undergraduates and
postgraduates studying agricultural sciences, applied entomology,
crop protection, plant pathology and plant sciences. Biological and
agricultural research scientists in the agrochemical and crop
protection industries, and in academia, will find much of use in
this book. All libraries in universities and research
establishments where biological and agricultural sciences are
studied and taught should have copies of this exciting book on
their shelves
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