1st Edition
Phytomycology and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogen Interactions
Preface ...................................................................................................................... vii
About the Editors....................................................................................................... ix
Contributors............................................................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 A Journey From Koch’s Postulates to Molecular
System Biology............................................................................................................. 1
Imran Ul Haq, Siddra Ijaz, and Iqrar Ahmad Khan
Chapter 2 An Insight Into Fungal Biology ...............................................................27
Imran Ul Haq, Nabeeha Aslam Khan
and Muhammad Kaleem Sarwar
Chapter 3 Fungal Genome and Genomics .............................................................................51
Barbaros Çetinel, Zemran Mustafa, Ayşe Andaç Özketen,
Ahmet Çağlar Özketen and Ömür Baysal
Chapter 4 Pathogenicity Genes ...............................................................................................75
Muhammad Kaleem Sarwar, Imran Ul Haq, Siddra Ijaz,
Iqrar Ahmad Khan and Askim Hediye Sekmen Cetinel
Chapter 5 Molecular Mechanisms–elayed Plant Defense Responses
Against Fungal Pathogens ..........................................................................................................87
Askim Hediye Sekmen Cetinel, Barbaros Cetinel,
Azime Gokce, Cemre Tatli and Erhan Erdik
Chapter 6 Fungal Gene Expression and Interaction With Host Plants ..............................111
Muhammad Kaleem Sarwar, Anita Payum, Siddra Ijaz,
Qaiser Shakeel and Ghedir Issam
Chapter 7 Biotechnological Interventions for Fungal Strain Improvement ............................125
Sidra Anam, Farwa Batool and Nishat Zafar
Chapter 8 Molecular Identification and Detection of Phytofungi ................................................139
Siddra Ijaz, Imran Ul Haq, Nabeeha Aslam Khan and
Bukhtawer Nasir
Chapter 9 Underpinning the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Phytofungi
Through Computational Biology ............................................................................................................149
Mubashar Raza, Parisa Razaghi, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani
and Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino
Chapter 10 Application of System Biology in Plant–ungus Interaction .........................................171
Qaiser Shakeel, Rabia Tahir Bajwa, Guoqing Li, Yang Long,
Mingde Wu, Jing Zhang and Ifrah Rashid
Chapter 11 Mycorrhizal Symbiosis:: Molecular Mechanism, Application,
and Prospects .........................................................................................................................................191
Imran Ul Haq, Zakria Faizi, Shehla Riaz, Younus Raza
and Zaianb Malik
Chapter 12 Multiomics Approaches and Plant–ungal Interactions ..............................................213
Qaiser Shakeel, Rabia Tahir Bajwa, Guoqing Li, Yang Long,
Mingde Wu, Jing Zhang and Ifrah Rashid
Chapter 13 Metabolic Engineering of Plant Fungi for Industrial Applications ...................................239
Maria Babar, Barbaros Çetinel, Nabeeha Aslam Khan and
Ebtihal Alsadig Ahmed Mohamed
Index ...................................................................................................................... 255
Biography
Dr. Imran Ul Haq holds a postdoctorate in plant pathology from the University of California, Davis, United States. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has supervised over 40 graduate students for M.phil and PhD and was responsible for the establishment of the Fungal Molecular Biology Laboratory Culture Collection, an affiliated member of the World Federation for Culture Collections in the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has published over 50 research articles, five books, four laboratory manuals, and several book chapters. He has made colossal contributions to fungal taxonomy by reporting novel fungal pathogen species in plants. His research interests are fungal molecular taxonomy and nanotechnology integration with other control strategies for sustainable plant disease management.
Dr. Siddra Ijaz holds a postdoctorate on CRISPR/Cas technology for genome editing from the Plant Reproductive Biology Laboratory, University of California, Davis, United States. She is currently an associate professor at the Center of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. She also serves as the deputy managing editor of an international impact factor journal, Pakistan Journal of Agriculture Sciences. She has supervised over 50 MPhil and PhD students and has published more than 50 research articles, six books, and several book chapters. Her research focus includes plant genome engineering using transgenic technologies, genome editing through CRISPR/Cas systems, nanobiotechnology, and exploration of genetic pathways in plant–fungus interactions.
Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan has a distinguished career in horticulture/botany spanning more than four decades. He is a graduate of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, and the University of California, Riverside, United States. He has supervised over 70 graduate students, including 14 PhD candidates. He has undertaken 44 research projects and published 375 articles and books. He served as the vice-chancellor of two universities for more than nine years (2008–2017) and founded five new universities and district campuses between 2008 and 2017). He has also established several national and international research centers and institutes, including Chinese Confucius Institute and Bio-Energy Institute. He was Chief of Party/director of the US–Pak Center of Advanced Studies (2017–2019) and Ela Bhatt Professor at the University of Kassel, Germany (2020). His research on wheat, potato, orange, mango, and dates has benefitted industry and significantly improved the life and livelihood of farmers and rural communities. He is a Distinguished National Professor and a fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. He was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his services by Pakistan’s president and Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the French government for his international contribution to education.
