All the information you need on plant viruses in a single volume
The Handbook of Plant Virology is a comprehensive guide to the terms and expressions commonly used in the study of plant virology, complete with descriptions of plant virus families down to the generic level. Rather than simply listing terms in alphabetical order, this unique book links each term to related terms within a theme and adds commentary from authors whose specific expertise adds additional dimensions to the topics. The result is an invaluable resource for research workers, educators, and students working in plant virology and pathology, crop protection, molecular biology, and plant breeding.
The Handbook of Plant Virology provides enough details and background in the discussion of each topic to present a clear and thorough understanding of terms without the lengthy analysis found in most textbooks. The books first section covers:
the mechanics of virus classification
internal and external symptoms (with color illustrations)
isolation and purification
genome packaging
replication and gene expression
detection and identification
various methods of virus transmission
serology
forecasting disease development
recombination
control strategies
economic importance
and much more
The second section of The Handbook of Plant Virology is devoted to concise descriptions of the 81 genera and 18 families of plant viruses, including:
positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses, such as Potyviridae, Sequiviridae, and Comoviridae
double-stranded RNA viruses, such as Reoviridae and Partitiviridae
negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses, such as Rhabdoviridae and Bunyaviridae
single-stranded DNA viruses, such as Geminiviridae, Pseudoviridae, Metaviridae
The Handbook of Plant Virology also includes photos, illustrations, figures, diagrams, and brief, but detailed, bibliographies. The books concise mix of information on currently assigned taxonomic families and the genera of plant viruses make it an essential reference tool for practitioners, researchers, educators, and students.
About the Editors,, Contributors,, Preface,,
Chapter
1. A Historical
Outline of Plant Virology (J.P.H. van der Want),, Early Concepts of Virus,,
Virus As Pathogen,, Virus As Infectious Macromolecule,,
Chapter
2. Plant
Virus Taxonomy (Mike A. Mayo and Allan A. Brunt),, Introduction,,
Nomenclature,, Virus Species,, Orthography,, The Current Genera and Families
of Plant Viruses,, The Mechanics of Virus Classification,,
Chapter
3.
Symptomatology (Jeanne Dijkstra and Jawaid A. Khan),, Introduction ,,
Internally Visible Symptoms,, Externally Visible Symptoms,,
Chapter
4.
Isolation and Purification of Plant Viruses (Sara Hughes and Nicola Spence),,
Introduction,, Plant Material,, Extraction of Infected Plant Material,,
Clarification of Plant Extract,, Concentration of the Virus and Further
Purification,, Assaying the Virus in Purified Preparations,, Maintenance of
Purified Virus,, Case Studies,,
Chapter
5. Architecture of Plant Viruses
(Ayala L. N. Rao and Vijay Reddy),, Introduction,, Capsid Morphology,,
Interactions Promoting Virus Assembly,, Pathways,, Genome Packaging,,
Chapter
6. Replication and Gene Expression of Plant RNA Viruses (Kook-Hyung Kim),,
Introduction,, Genome Structure,, Expression Strategies,, Viruses with
Divided Genomes,, Regulation of Replication,, Synthesis of RNA,, Viruses with
Incomplete RNA Genomes,, Concluding Remarks,,
Chapter
7. Replication and Gene
Expression of DNA Viruses (Crisanto Gutierrez)
Jawaid Khan, Jeanne Dijkstra
