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CABI Publishing Heterobasidion annosum Biology Ecology Impact and Control 1998 Edition by Steven Woodward, J. Stenlid, R. Karjalainen
The fungus Heterobasidion annosum is, in economic terms, the most important causal agent of disease and of yield loss in coniferous trees in northern temperate regions. This is the first book which brings together and summarises the considerable amount of knowledge which has been gathered about all aspects of this disease. It has been prepared and published with support from the European Union, under the Agriculture and Agro- Industrial Research (AAIR) programme. Drawing on over 2,000 research papers and books published from the early nineteenth century to the present day, the book covers topics which include the history, detection, biology, taxonomy and distribution of H. annosum. It provides the latest information on infection, host resistance, the biochemistry of the host-parasite interaction, molecular and genetic regulation of the host response and methods of control. It concludes with a series of case studies from Europe and North America. This book is an indispensable source of information for all those involved in the management of coniferous forests and plantations wishing to reduce the impact of this disease on yields. It should also become the accepted text for students of forestry and plant pathology studying H. annosum, and an invaluable reference manual for scientists researching this, and other fungal tree diseases. Table of contents :- 1: Historical aspects 2: Biology and Infection Biology of Heterobasidion annosum 3: Taxonomy of the Genus Heterobasidion, T Niemela and K Korhonen 4: Field Recognition and Diagnosis of Heterobasidion annosum, B J W Greig 5: Biology of Heterobasidion annosum, K Korhonrn and J Stenlid 6: Diagnosis and Differentiation of Intersterility Groups, K Mitchelson and K Korhonen 7: Distribution of Heterobasidion annosum Intersterility Groups in Europe, K Kornhonen et al. 8: Spore Dispersal and Infection, D R Redfern and J Stenlid 9: Spread within the Tree and Stand, J Stenlid and D R Redfern 10: Host Resistance and Response to Infection 11: Host Resistance, C Delatour, K von Weissenberg and L Dimitri 12: Biochemistry of the Host-Parasite Interaction, F O Asiegbu et al. 13: Molecular Biology of Host Defence, R Karjalainen, D Ernst and S Woodward 14: Disease Control 15: Modelling Disease Development in Forest Stands, J E Pratt, et al. 16: Biological Methods of Control, B J W Greig and O Holdenrieder 17: Chemical Control of Heterobasidion annosum, J E Pratt and M Johansson and A Huttermann 18: Silvicultural Control, K Korhonen et al. 19: Economic Appraisal of the Benefits of Control Treatments, J E Pratt 20: Impact, Control and Management of Heterobasidion annosum Root andButt Rot in Europe and North America 21: The Nordic Countries, M Bendz-Hellgren et al. 22: The UK and Ireland, D R Redfern and D Ward 23: Germany and Austria, L Dimitri and C Tomiczek 24: France, C Delatour 25: Italy, P Capretti 26: Eastern Europe and Baltic Countries, N Fiodorov 27: North America, G M Filip and D J Morrison