Handbook of Phytoalexin Metabolism and Action
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Provides the latest information on nearly all of the phytoalexins of crop plants studied worldwide over the past 50 years-describing experimental approaches to the research of specific plants and offering detailed explanations on methods of isolation and characterization. Supplies in-depth coverage of cotton, soybean, groundnut, citrus, mustard, grapevine, potato, pepper, sweet potato, yam, sesame, tea, tobacco, pea, pigeon pea, and many more.
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
Progress in Phytoalexin Research During the Past 50 Years
R. P. Purkayastha
Phytoalexins and Host Specificity in Plant Diseases
Hachiro Oku and Tomonori Shiraishi
Elicitor and the Molecular Bases of Phytoalexin Elicitation
Masaaki Yoshikawa
Soybean Phytoalexins: Nature, Elicitation, Mode of Action, and Role
Jack Paxton
Cellular Biochemistry of Phenylpropanoid Responses of Soybean to Infection by Phytophthora sojae
Terrence Lee Graham
Cultural Darkening, Cell Aggregate Size, and Phytoalexin Accumulation in Soybean Cell Suspensions Challenged with Biotic Agents
Robert M. Zacharius, William F. Fett, and Prakash G. Kadkade
Phytoalexins as a Factor in the Wilt Resistance of Cotton
M. H. Avazkhodjaev, S. S. Zeltser, H. V. Nuritdinova, and Raviprakash G. Dani
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Strategies of Defense Expression: Accumulation of Unique Aspergillus flavus Control Substances
H. J. Zeringe, Jr.
Sesquiterpenoid Phytoalexins Synthesized in Cotton Leaves and Cotyledons During the Hypersensitive Response to Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
Margaret Essenberg and Margret L. Pierce
Chemistry, Biology, and Role of Groundnut Phytoalexins in Resistance to Fungal Attack
P. V. Subba Rao and Richard N. Strange
Phytoalexins from the Crucifers
Thierry Rouxel, Albert Kollman, and Marie-Hélène Balesdent
Scoparone (6,7-Dimethoxycoumarin), a Citrus Phytoalexin Involved in Resistance to Pathogens
Uzi Afek and Abraham Sztejnberg
Stilbene Phytoalexins and Diseases Resistance in Vitis Wilhelm Dercks
L. L. Creasy and C. J. Luczka-Bayles
Mode of Toxic Action of Vitaceae Stilbenes on Fungal Cells
Roger Pezet and Vincent Pont
Inducible Compounds in Phaseolus, Vigna, and Dioscorea Species
S. A. Adesanya and M. F. Roberts
Involvement of Phytoalexins in the Response of Phosphonate-Treated Plants to Infection by Phytophthora Species
P. Saindrenan and David I. Guest
Phytoalexins in Forage Legumes: Studies on Detoxification by Pathogens and the Role of Glycosidic Precursors in Roots
V. J. Higgins, Dallas K. Bates, and J. Hollands
Induction of Phytoalexin Synthesis in Medicago sativa (Lucerne)-Verticillium albo-artum Interaction Christopher J. Smith, J. Michael Milton, and J. Michael Williams
Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirovetivane-Type Phytoalexins
Chuzo Iwata and Yoshiji Takemoto
Enzymic Conversion of Furanosesquiterpene in Ceratocystis fimbriata-Infected Sweet Potato Root Tissue
Masayuki Fujita, Hiromasa Inoue, K. Oba, and Ikuzo Uritani
Defense Strategies of Tea (camellia sinensis) Against Fungal Pathogens
B. N. Chakraborty, Usha Chakraborty, and A. Saha
Effects of Age-Related Resistance and Metalaxyl on Capsidiol Production in Pepper Plants Infected with Phytophthora capsici
Byung Kook Hwang
Induced Chemical Resistance in Sesamum indicum Against Alternaria sesami
R. K. S. Chauhan and B. M. Kulshrestha
Phytoalexins and Other Postinfectional Compounds of Some Economically Important Plants of India
M. Daniel
Possible Role of Phytoalexin Inducer Chemicals in Plant Disease Control
Asoke Kumar Sinha
Index
Reviews
"The researchers in plant pathology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, natural products chemistry, chemotaxonomy and plant breeding will find this book greatly useful. The methodology provided for each crop should encourage readers to devise their own experiments for research or teaching. This book will serve as an excellent reference for teachers and students of plant pathology and biotechnology."
- Cellulose Chemistry and Technology
". . .interesting. . .will inspire. . .further research. . . . . .useful. "
---Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
". . .of great interest and value. "
---Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science