Fungal Plant Pathogens

Lane et al

Jan 2012 · CABI

About this ebook

This book (12 chapters) provides detailed information on diagnostic systems for plant pathogenic fungi, discussing morphological determinations, culturing, serological methods, nucleic acid protocols from PCR to barcoding and DNA fingerprinting techniques. Chapters on diagnostic systems for fungi from seeds, guidelines on working with fungi to maintain bio-containment and prevent the release of a pathogen outside of the laboratory, and concepts and practices of quality assurance and quality systems for diagnostic laboratories are also included. The combination of information in the narrative portions of chapters and actual protocols makes this a well-balanced book that readers will find informative and useful.