Biotechnology and plant Pathology : current trends / Rosa M. Perez-Clemente, Vicente Vives [et al.]. -- New York : Magnum Publishing, c2016 .—(58.8438 /P438)

Contents

Chapter 1     Biotechnological Approaches to Study Plant Responses to Stress  1

Abstract    1

1.  Introduction  1

2.  Genomics  2

3.  Proteomics  3

4.  Metabolomics  4

5.  Transgenic Approaches: From the Study of Stress Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants to Crop Genetic Improvement    5

6.  Conclusions  7

7.  Acknowledgments  7

References  7

Chapter 2     Advances in Bacteriophage-Mediated Control of Plant Pathogens  11

1.  Introduction

2.  Initial Phage Characterisation  12

3.  Trials of Phage Biocontrol  13

4.  Application  16

5.  Conclusions and Future Directions  17

6.  Acknowledgments  17

References  17

Chapter 3     Proteomics of Plant Pathogenic Fungi  23

1.  Introduction: Plant Parasitic Fungi  23

2.  From Structural to Functional Genomics  27

3.  Concluding Remarks  45

4.  Acknowledgments    46

References  46

Chapter 4     Role of Elicitors in Inducing Resistance in Plants Against Pathogen Infection: A Review  59

1.  Introduction    59

2.  Host Pathogen Interaction    60

3.  Elicitors and Their Mode of Action  61

4.  Commercialization  62

5.  Conclusion  65

References  65

Chapter 5     Growing Uses of 2A in Plant Biotechnology  69

1.  Introduction  69

2.  The 2A Story the End of the Beginning  70

3.  2A in Plant Biotechnology  74

4.  Food For Thought  78

5.  Acknowledgements  78

References  79

Chapter 6     Biotechnological Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A Review on Trends and Latest Developments  85

1.  Introduction  85

2.  Pha Producers Along With Their Ecological Niches  86

3.  Factors Influencing Pha Production and Composition

4.  Pha and Simultaneously Produced Metabolites  93

5.  Discussion  94

6.  Conclusion  95

7.  Acknowledgments  95

References  95

Chapter 7     Viral Counter Defense X Antiviral Immunity in Plants: Mechanisms For Survival  105

1.  Introduction    105

2.  The Importance of Silencing Pathways  107

3.  RNA Silencing Suppression  108

4.  Mechanisms of Suppression  112

5.  Applications  115

6.  Perspectives  117

7.  Conclusions  117

8.  Acknowledgements  117

References    117

Chapter 8     Biotechnology and Plant Disease Control-Pole of RNA Interference  123

1.  Introduction  123

2.  Rnai in Plant Disease Management    125

3.  Conclusions and Future Prospects  130

References  130

Chapter 9     Myco-Biocontrol of Insect Pests: Factors Involved, Mechanism, and Regulation  137

Abstract  137

1.  Introduction  137

2.  Sources of Myco-Biocontrol Agents  137

3.  Entomopathogenic Fungi  138

4.  Bio-Management of Insect-Pests by Entomopathogenic Fungi  138

5.  Mode of Action of Entomopathogenic Fungus  140

6.  The Infection Process  141

7.  Production of Toxins  142

8.  Genetic Engineering Studies of Entomopathogenic Fungi  142

9.  Myco-Biocontrol Agents  143

10.  Conclusions  143

References  143

Chapter 10    A Review on Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens Using Microbial Antagonists  147

Abstract  147

1.  Introduction  147

2.  Terminology  148

3.  Interactions Between Plants and Beneficial Microbes  149

3.  Mechanisms of Biological Control  149

4.  Competition  151

5.  Methods of Application of Antagonists  152

6.  Biocontrol of Different Fungal Pathogens  153

7.  The Use of Compost as Biofertilizer  154

8.  Commercialization of Biocontrol  155

9.  Future Outlook  155

10.  Conclusions  156

References  157

Chapter 11    Arabidopsis Flower Specific Defense Gene Expression Patterns Affect Resistance To Pathogens  161

Abstract  161

1.  Introduction  161

2.  Materials and Methods  162

3.  Results  164

4.  Discussion  170

5.  Author Contributions  171

6.  Conflict of Interest Statement  172

7.  Acknowledgment  172

References  172

Chapter 12    Synergisms Between Microbial Pathogens in Plant Disease Complexes: A Growing Trend  177

1.  introduction  177

2.  Bacteria-Bacteria Interactions  180

3.  Conflict of Interest Statement  184

4.  Acknowledgments  184

References    184

Chapter 13    Detection of Seed Borne Pathogens in Wheat: Recent Trends  191

1.  Introduction  191

2.  Conclusion  196

References  196

Chapter 14    Plant Pathogen Nanodiagnostic Techniques: Forthcoming Changes?  201

Abstract  201

1.  Introduction   201

2.  Plant Pathogen Diagnosis Technologies  203

3.  Nanobarcodes  207

4.  Nanosensors  208

5.  Conclusion  209

6.  Acknowledgements  209

References  209

Citations  213

Index  215