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Phytochemical Signals and Plant-Microbe Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
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Phytochemical Signals and Plant-Microbe Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
Series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, 32
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The papers assembled in this volume were originally presented at
the joint meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America and
Phytochemical Society of Europe held in Noordwijkerhout, The
Netherlands, April 20-23, 1997. The meeting was organized by an
international panel of scientists from both societies. The
symposium from which the related contributions on phytochemi- cal
signaling and plant-microbe interactions were taken was entitled
"Commu- nication of Plants with the Environment." The chapters
included in this volume cover traditional areas in plant chemical
ecology, as well as address fundamental issues on the involvemerrt
ofphytochemicals in intra- and interspecific signaling,
applications of the knowledge gained from such studies, and
evolutionary origins. T.he term microbes is used here in the
broadest sense to encompass bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. An
array of plant and fungal metabolites ranging from simple
phenolics, salicylic acid, hydroxamic acids, flavonoids,
polysaccharides, fatty acid derived octadecanoids, to
trichothecenes and perylenequinones are discussed. A number of
important themes emerge: i) the multifunctional roles of many
phytochemi- cals, ii) the power of molecular techniques for
studying biosynthetic pathways and gene function, iii) the central
role of natural products in pathogenesis and disease resistance,
and iv) the identification of promising areas for future research
and development of applications. The opening chapter by Osbourn et
al. discusses the emerging role and significance of saponins as
antifungal agents, compounds already well-docu- mented as important
mediators of plant-insect interactions. McCormick et al.
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