warding off attack by pathogens, pests and vertebrate herbivores
Dale R. Walters.
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa
Wiley-Blackwell
2011
(xi, 236 pages) : illustrations
PLANT DEFENSE; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Why Do Plants Need Defenses?; Chapter 2 What Defenses Do Plants Use?; Chapter 3 Sounding the Alarm: Signaling and Communication in Plant Defense; Chapter 4 Plant Defense in the Real World: Multiple Attackers and Beneficial Interactions; Chapter 5 The Evolution of Plant Defense; Chapter 6 Exploiting Plant Defense; Index.
Plant Defense provides an overview of all major aspects of plant defence, including defence against pathogens, parasites, and invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. The book looks at defense mechanisms including structural and chemical defences, and constitutive and inducible defences.