Plant-microbe Interactions 2: Volume 2

✍ Scribed by Guido V. Bloemberg, Jane E. Thomas-Oates (auth.), Gary Stacey, Noel T. Keen (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 237
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 2 Volume 1 of this series has made its appearance and dealt forcefully with impor­ tant current topics in the field of plant-microbe interactions. We believe that the quality of those chapters was high and should serve as a focal point for the state of the art as well as an enduring reference. Volume 2 builds upon these accom­ plishments. Chapter 1 discusses the fascinating lipo-chitin signal molecules from Rhizo­ bium, aspects regarding their biosynthesis, and the basis for host specificity. These molecules are a cardinal example of how microorganisms influence plant development and stimulate speculation that they have identified a previously un­ known aspect of plant hormone activity. Chapter 2 continues the discussion of Rhizobium by considering the trafficking of carbon and nitrogen in nodules. Al­ though the ostensible advantage of nodules to plants is the fixation of atmos­ pheric nitrogen, the actual process involved in supplying reduced nitrogen to the plant host is complex.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Biosynthesis and Host Specificity of Rhizobial Lipo-Chitin Oligosaccharide Signal Molecules....Pages 1-26
Metabolism and Compartmentation of Carbon and Nitrogen in Legume Nodules....Pages 27-60
Avirulence Genes....Pages 61-98
Saponin Detoxification by Phytopathogenic Fungi....Pages 99-124
The Biology and Molecular Epidemiology of the Geminiviridae Subgroup III....Pages 125-195
Viral Avirulence Genes....Pages 196-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-228

✦ Subjects

Plant Physiology; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology