[EBOOK] Botrytis: Biology, Pathology and Control, Edited by Y. Elad, B. Williamson, Paul Tudzynski and Nafiz Delen, Published by Springer

There has been great progress in the science of Botrytis spp. and the diverse and complex interactions they make with plants, and the application of this science in agriculture and horticulture throughout the world. Therefore Botrytis spp. are of keen interest to scientists, crop consultants, farmers and students of agribusiness and plant protection. It is important to present this knowledge in one comprehensive volume that is a synthesis of this research endeavour. This book is being published on the occasion of the 2004 Thirteenth International Botrytis Symposium in Antalya, Turkey in the series following Botrytis symposia that took place in Invergowrie, Dundee, Scotland (1966); Siut-Truidcn, Belgium (1968); Sweden (1971); Tcrcsin, Skiemiewice, Poland (1973); Gradignan, Bordeaux, France (1976); Amersfoort, The Netherlands (1979); Aberdeen, Scotland (1982); Alba, Torino, Italy (1985); Neustadt, Germany (1989); Gouves, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (1992); Wageningen, The Netherlands (1996); and Reims, France (2000).

The book is the result of intensive work of 43 authors, all of whom are leading scientists in the Botrytis sciences. Thanks to them the book is a comprehensive update of the subject and to all of them we owe our gratitude. The twenty interconnected chapters of the book are grouped according to three major themes: the fungus and its pathogenicity factors; plant reactions to infection; and epidemiology and management of important Botrytis-incited diseases. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to integrate the state-of-the-art knowledge in all key areas of common interest in the fungi and their plant interactions. The book includes detailed reviews of Botrytis spp. and the diseases they cause in plant systems and provides a comprehensive description of these fungal necrotrophs, including their diversity of response to the environment, their speciation and relatedness, sources of variation for evolution and molecular genetics and genomics. Aspects of Botrytis-host interactions, pathogenicity factors, the plant's reactions to infection, morphology and cellular organisation, signalling, key enzymes, reactive oxygen species and oxidative processes in disease on-set, secondary metabolites as plant defence substances and the role of phytohormones in such reactions are emphasized in the book. Several innovative approaches for disease management of this group of destructive pathogens and methods of detection, epidemiological studies and chemical and biological control are also discussed.

The number of publications concerning Botrytis spp. in international databases has increased steadily in the last three decades from c. 170 to more than 350 per year. Inevitably only a small selection of these publications is cited. During the compilation of this book the aim was to create a most comprehensive treatise on the rapidly developing science of Botry’tis and to serve as a stimulus to future research for the benefit of agriculture and horticulture and all those who serve these industries.

Acknowledgements

Y. Elad acknowledges the Volcani Center, Israel, where his Botrytis research has been done since 1985 and especially the students, technicians and research collaborators that worked with him throughout the years. The book was conceived during sabbatical leave taken in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London and Y. Elad is grateful to J. L. Fault and s. Baker for their interest in this endeavour. B. Williamson acknowledges funding from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department during the preparation of this book and for a 30-year period of work on Botrytis cinerea and other soft fruit pathogens at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee.

The editors arc especially grateful to p. Smith, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK for his meticulous copy editing of the draft text at all stages of the preparation of this book and Ursula McKean for her bibliographic assistance.

[EBOOK] Botrytis: Biology, Pathology and Control, Edited by  Y. Elad, B. Williamson, Paul Tudzynski and Nafiz Delen, Published by Springer

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