Immunology in Plant Health and Its Impact on Food Safety
Publisher: Food Products Press
Published: December 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9781560222866
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Pest control; Science; Plant diseases; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Toxicology; Agriculture - General; Life Sciences - Botany; Food; Plant immunology; Plant-pathogen relationships
First sentence: Agroecosystems consisting of diverse crops occupy about 30 percent of Earth's surface.
Description: "This book suggests cost-effective, simple, and sensitive immunological techniques to assess plant health and food safety for the production of desirable foods, feeds, and fibers. This book explores the structure and biochemical constituents of healthy plants and the abiotic and biotic stresses that can cause a marked reduction in quantity of agricultural produce. Researchers, faculty members, and graduate scholars in plant pathology, microbiology, biochemistry, environmental sciences, and food technology will find this text useful for producing healthy plants while maintaining a pollution-free environment."--Jacket.