Virus-Insect-Plant Interactions

In the part two decades, researchers have made greater strides in understanding virus-insert-plant interactions than all the gains of the previous fifty years. Much of this progress has resulted from die development and application of new technologies, as well as novel improvements and applications of old ones, to understanding and resolving problems caused by a variety of plant-virus-insert vector transmission systems. Forty-two of the world's leading and most respected authorities in this field of research present and discuss these recent breakthroughs and, when possible, their significance with respect to devising innovative approaches to interrupting or suppressing transmission cycles and, hence, preventing or lessening disease spread. The bock is comprised of eighteen chapters organized under four subtitles: virus localization in plants and vectors; elucidation of transmission mechanisms; molecular aspects of virus-vector interactions; ecology, epidemiology and control. The volume would be a valuable addition to the library of any researcher, teacher or student of pathogen-insert-host interactions. Key features * invaluable reference work for researchers, teachers and students * presents the most significant research breakthroughs in the part two decades * contains eighteen chapters by forty-two world-renowned researchers * each chapter ends with its own bibliography * offers many quick-reference figures and tables