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This book is indexed in
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Pathology
Edited by Christian Joseph R. Cumagun, ISBN 978-953-51-0489-6, Hard cover, 362 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published April 04, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/1390 
Plant pathology is an applied science that deals with the nature, causes and control of plant diseases in agriculture and forestry. The vital role of plant pathology in attaining food security and food safety for the world cannot be overemphasized.
- Chapter 1
Taxonomic Review of and Development of a Lucid Key for Philippine Cercosporoids and Related Fungi - Chapter 2 General Description of Rhizoctonia Species Complex
- Chapter 3 Phytobacterial Type VI Secretion System - Gene Distribution, Phylogeny, Structure and Biological Functions
- Chapter 4 Novel Elicitors Induce Defense Responses in Cut Flowers
- Chapter 5 Functional Identification of Genes Encoding Effector Proteins in Magnaporthe oryzae
- Chapter 6 The Role of the Extracellular Matrix (ECM) in Phytopathogenic Fungi: A Potential Target for Disease Control
- Chapter 7 Molecular Tools for Detection of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Fungicide Resistance
- Chapter 8 Novel Methods for the Quantification of Pathogenic Fungi in Crop Plants: Quantitative PCR and ELISA Accurately Determine Fusarium Biomass
- Chapter 9 Gray Mold of Castor: A Review
- Chapter 10 Effect of Nutrition and Soil Function on Pathogens of Tropical Tree Crops
- Chapter 11 Current Advances in the Fusarium Wilt Disease Management in Banana with Emphasis on Biological Control
- Chapter 12 Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases Caused by Phytopathogenic Bacteria: The Case of Olive Knot Disease Caused by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi
- Chapter 13 Horizontal or Generalized Resistance to Pathogens in Plants