Seed-borne plant virus diseases
Seeds provide an efficient means in disseminating plant virus and viroid diseases. The success of modern agriculture depends on pathogen free seed with high yielding character and in turn disease management. There is a serious scientific concern about the transmission of plant viruses sexually throu...
| Main Author: | Sastry, K. Subramanya. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi ; New York :
Springer,
©2013.
New Delhi ; New York : [2013] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (342 pages) |
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| Summary: |
Seeds provide an efficient means in disseminating plant virus and viroid diseases. The success of modern agriculture depends on pathogen free seed with high yielding character and in turn disease management. There is a serious scientific concern about the transmission of plant viruses sexually through seed and asexually through plant propagules. The present book provides the latest information along with the total list of seed transmitted virus and viroid diseases at global level including, the yield losses, diagnostic techniques, mechanism of seed transmission, epidemiology and virus disease management aspects. |
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| Item Description: |
Introduction -- Identification and taxonomic groups -- Economic significance of seed-transmitted plant virus diseases -- Virus transmission -- Mechanism of seed transmission -- Detective of plant viruses in seeds -- Ecology and epidemiology of seed-transmitted viruses -- Methods of combating seed-transmitted virus diseases -- Plant virus transmission through vegetative propagules (Asexual reproduction) -- Future strategies and conclusions. Seeds provide an efficient means in disseminating plant virus and viroid diseases. The success of modern agriculture depends on pathogen free seed with high yielding character and in turn disease management. There is a serious scientific concern about the transmission of plant viruses sexually through seed and asexually through plant propagules. The present book provides the latest information along with the total list of seed transmitted virus and viroid diseases at global level including, the yield losses, diagnostic techniques, mechanism of seed transmission, epidemiology and virus disease management aspects. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (342 pages) |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9788132208136 8132208137 8132208129 9788132208129 |