Breeding for Disease Resistance

There is an increasing need for an understanding of the fundamental processes involved in the mechanisms by which disease resistances are introduced into crop plants. This book provides a wide-ranging coverage of the successes and failures of the classical techniques; it describes the advances towards modern technology and addresses the problems of pathogen variation. Crop plants that are considered include: cereals (wheat, barley, rice), potatoes, vegetables and soft fruits.Johnson, R. is the author of 'Breeding for Disease Resistance' with ISBN 9780792316077 and ISBN 079231607X.