Ganoderma Diseases of Perennial Crops
Published on 11. December 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-85199-388-1 (ISBN)
Description
Diseases caused by Ganoderma species cause major losses of palms and other perennial crops throughout the world, and these are particularly significant in Asia. Successive replanting of crop monocultures can be rapidly exploited by soil borne fungi such as Ganoderma, and the problem will become more serious in the 21st century, as more areas become due for second or even third replanting. Environmental considerations will reduce exploitation of new forest areas, making further replanting of these crops inevitable. Thus, appropriate, integrated management systems for these diseases are vital. However, the development of such control measures has been hampered in the past by a limited knowledge of the nature and inter-relationships of populations of different hosts and the mechanisms of disease establishment and spread.This book aims to address these limitations through enhanced knowledge of the biology and taxonomy of Ganoderma species. The use of molecular and biochemical methods can be used to provide a greater understanding of the spread of the pathogen, and consequently, the improved management of disease.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85199-388-1 (9780851993881)
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Paul Dennis Bridge was previously Director of Bioservices at CABI, Head of Evolutionary Biology Group at British Antarctic Survey, and Kew Chair of Mycology at Birkbeck. He has 30 years history in practical microbial systematics in agricultural and environmental programmes. Author of over 150 scientific papers, chapters and reviews and co-editor for 10 books.
Content
Part I: Ganoderma, Organism and Systematics 1: Ganodermataceae: Nomenclature and Classification, G-S Seo and P M Kirk 2: Systematics of Ganoderma, J-M Moncalvo Part II: Ganoderma Diseases of Perennial Crops 3: Status of Ganoderma in Oil Palm, D Ariffin, A S Idris and G Singh 4: Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm in Thailand Caused by Ganoderma, S Likhitekaraj and A Tummakate 5: The Current Status of Root Diseases of Acacia mangium Willd, S S Lee Part III: Disease Control and Management Strategies 6: A Control Strategy for Basal Stem Rot (Ganoderma) on Oil Palm, H Soepena, R Y Purba and S Pawirosukarto 7: The Use of Soil Amendments for the Control of Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm Seedlings, M Sariah, and H Zakaria 8: The Spread of Ganoderma from Infective Sources in the Field and its Implications for Management of the Disease in Oil Palm, J Flood et al. 9: Basidiospores: Their Influence on Our Thinking Regarding a Control Strategy for Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm, F R Sanderson et al. 10: Management of Basal Stem Rot Disease of Coconut Caused by Ganoderma lucidum, R Bhaskaran 11: In vitro Biodegradation of Oil Palm Stem Using Macroscopic Fungi from S.E. Asia: A Preliminary Investigation, R M Paterson et al. 12: Functional Units in Root Diseases: Lessons from Heterobasidion annosum, A Olson and J Stenlid Part IV: Molecular Variability in Ganoderma 13: Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Ganoderma in Oil Palm Plantings, R N G Miller et al. 14: Spatial and Sequential Mapping on the Incidence of Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palms (Elaeis guineensis) on a Former Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Plantation, F Abdullah 15: Genetic Variation in Ganoderma spp. from Papua New Guinea as Revealed by Molecular (PCR) Methods, C A Pilotti et al. 16: Molecular Variation in Ganoderma Isolates from Oil Palm, Coconut and Betelnut, H Rolph et al. Part V: Development of Diagnostic Tests for Ganoderma 17: Development of Molecular Diagnostics for the Detection of Ganoderma Isolates Pathogenic to Oil Palm, P D Bridge et al. 18: The Development of Diagnostic Tools for Ganoderma in Oil Palm, C Utomo and F Niepold 19: Ganoderma in Oil Palm in Indonesia: Current Status and Prospective Use of Antibodies for the Detection of Infection, T W Darmono 20: Index