Food security and plant disease management /

Food Security and Plant Disease Management offers a comprehensive exploration of biocontrol, the latest technologies being used in plant health assurance, and resulting impacts on crop production and food security. Discussing both theoretical and practical topics, the book examines basic and advance...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Kumar, Ajay, PhD (Editor), Droby, Samir (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Duxford : Woodhead Publishing, 2021.
Subjects:	Phytopathogenic microorganisms > Control. Food security. Food supply. Micro-organismes phytopathogènes > Lutte contre. Sécurité alimentaire. Aliments > Approvisionnement. Food security Food supply Phytopathogenic microorganisms > Control Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Food Security and Plant Disease Management
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
1 Recent advancement in plant disease management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Disease: A dynamic phenomena
1.3 Pathogenicity: Facet of a successful infection
1.3.1 Fungal pathogenicity
1.3.2 Bacterial pathogenicity
1.3.3 Viral pathogenicity
1.4 Technological upliftment: An integrated approach
1.5 Sustainable intensification: A sustainable way of plant disease management
1.6 Conclusion
References
2 Current status of plant diseases and food security
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Worldwide plant diseases and loss of crop productivity
2.3 Plant disease detection methods
2.4 Plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes
2.5 Effect of plant diseases on yield and nutritional attributes of crop produce
2.6 Plant disease management approaches
2.7 Genetic modification and genome editing tactics for plant disease management
2.8 Food security and climate change
2.9 Conclusion
References
3 Microbial bioactive compounds in plant disease management
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Bioactive compounds produced by Pseudomonas spp
3.2.1 Phenazines
3.2.2 Siderophores
3.3 Bioactive compounds produced by Burkholderia spp
3.3.1 Pyrrolnitrin
3.3.2 Phenazines
3.3.3 Siderophores
3.3.4 Xylocandins
3.3.5 Burkholdines
3.3.6 Quinolone and quinoline derivatives
3.3.7 Altericidins
3.3.8 Phenylacetic acid, hydrocinnamic acid, 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, and 4-hydroxyphenylacetate methyl ester
3.3.9 Hydrogen cyanide
3.3.10 New compounds
3.4 Bioactive compounds produced by Bacillus spp
3.4.1 Lipopeptides
3.5 Bioactive compounds produced by actinobacteria
3.5.1 Hydrolytic enzymes
3.5.2 Antimicrobial compounds
3.5.3 Volatile antimicrobials.
3.5.4 Quorum sensing inhibitory compounds
3.6 Bioactive compounds produced by Fungi
3.6.1 Trichoderma spp
3.6.2 Nonpathogenic Fusarium spp
3.7 Conclusion
References
4 Exploring the molecular signatures of host-pathogen interactions in plant diseases: conflict and cooperation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Pathogens virulence
4.3 How pathogen sense plants?
4.4 How pathogens recognize host plant?
4.5 Elicitors as weapons of plant pathogens
4.6 Molecular basis of host-pathogen recognition
4.7 Plant fungus gene-for-gene relationship
4.8 Hypersensitive response
4.9 Induced systemic resistance enhances plant growth through fungal biocontrol agents
4.10 Programmed cell death during plant-pathogen interactions
4.11 Improvement of biocontrol agents by molecular approaches
4.11.1 Molecular approaches to improvement of biocontrol agents
4.11.2 Tapping potential biocontrol genes
4.12 Host-pathogen interactions: cooperation and conflict
4.13 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of interest
References
Further reading
5 Principle, diversity, mechanism, and potential of practical application of plant probiotic bacteria for the biocontrol of...
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Induced systemic resistance in plants
5.3 Plant probiotic bacteria-mediated induced systemic resistance
5.4 Role of induced systemic resistance in controlling phytopathogen
5.5 Molecular mechanism of induced systemic resistance by plant probiotic bacteria
5.6 Expression pattern of induced systemic resistance in plant against phytopathogen
5.7 Relationship of induced systemic resistance with plant growth and biocontrol
5.8 Conclusion and future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
6 RNA interference as a promising strategy for plant disease management
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 RNA interference: Definition
6.3 A brief evolutionary story of RNA interference
6.4 Core components in RNA interference mechanism
6.4.1 Dicer-like proteins
6.4.2 Argonaute proteins
6.4.3 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase proteins
6.5 RNA interference mechanism
6.6 Methods to induce RNA interference in plants against phytopathogenic diseases
6.6.1 Virus-induced gene silencing
6.6.2 Host-induced gene silencing
6.6.3 Microbombardment
6.6.4 Agroinoculation
6.6.5 Spray-induced gene silencing
6.7 Management of phytopathogenic viruses using RNA interference technology
6.8 Management of plant-bacterial diseases by adopting RNA interference technology
6.9 Management of plant fungal diseases using RNA interference technology
6.10 Conclusions and future directions
References
7 Safflower disease-a sustainable protection against Alternaria carthami L.
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Safflower disease resistance
7.3 Scientific evidence for sustainable plant protection
7.4 Safflower biotechnology
7.5 In vitro regeneration through tissue culture
7.6 Plants resistant to Alternaria carthami via indirect organogenesis
7.6.1 Callus induction
7.6.2 Shoot elongation
7.6.3 Root induction and acclimatization
7.7 Genetic improvement and transformation of safflower
7.8 Field testing
7.8.1 Analyses of fungal culture filtrates
7.8.2 Analysis of disease resistance
7.9 Conclusion and future perspective
References
Further reading
8 Mycotoxin-associated food safety concerns of agriculture crops
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Occurrence of mycotoxins
8.2.1 Aflatoxins
8.2.2 Citrinin
8.2.3 Ergot alkaloids
8.2.4 Fumonisins
8.2.5 Patulin
8.2.6 Trichothecenes
8.2.7 Zearalenone
8.3 Analysis and monitoring of mycotoxins
8.4 Prevention and food safety measures.
8.4.1 Physical methods
8.4.2 Chemical methods
8.4.3 Biochemical or biological method
8.5 Conclusion
References
9 CRISPR/Cas in food security and plant disease management
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Insights of CRISPR/Cas system invention
9.3 Origin and applications of CRISPR/Cas technology
9.4 CRISPR/Cas in editing plants for abiotic stresses
9.5 Editing plants for disease resistance
9.6 CRISPR/Cas for virus resistance
9.7 Bacterial pathogen resistance via CRISPR/Cas
9.8 Fungal pathogen resistance via CRISPR/Cas
9.9 Future potentials and challenges of CRISPR/Cas technology
Acknowledgments
References
10 An overview of nanotechnology in plant disease management, food safety, and sustainable agriculture
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Implications of nanotechnological tools in sustainable agriculture
10.2.1 Nanotechnology in crop production
10.2.2 Nanofertilizers: Potential types and applications
10.2.3 Nitrogen-based nanofertilizers
10.2.4 Phosphate-based nanofertilizers
10.2.5 Iron-based nanofertilizers
10.2.6 Zinc-based nanofertilizers
10.2.7 Silver-based nanofertilizers
10.2.8 Other metal- and nonmetal-based nanofertilizers
10.3 Nanopesticides
10.4 Nanotechnology in disease diagnosis and plant disease management
10.5 Application of nanotechnology for food safety and preservation
10.5.1 Nanotechnological tools for controlling postharvest pest and pathogens
10.5.2 Active and intelligent food packaging
10.5.3 Improved mechanical and heat resistance
10.5.4 Enhancement of food shelf life, security, and observing quality of packaged foods
10.5.5 Improvement of texture, flavor, taste, and consistency of processed foods
Acknowledgments
Conflict of interest
Author contributions
References.
11 Plant growth promoting bacteria as biocontrol agents against diseases of cereal crops
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The status of cereal crops and diseases
11.3 Plant growth promoting bacteria as biological control agent
11.4 Action mechanism of plant growth promoting bacteria
11.4.1 Antibiotics production
11.4.2 Volatile compounds
11.4.3 Siderophores
11.4.4 Cell wall-degrading enzymes
11.4.5 Induced systemic resistance
11.5 Biocontrol of soil-borne diseases in cereal crops
11.6 Conclusions
References
Further reading
12 Commercial production and formulation of microbial biocontrol agents
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Mode of action of biocontrol agents
12.3 Antibiosis
12.4 List of antibiotics produced by some biocontrol agents
12.5 Plant growth-promoting attributes as biocontrol agents
12.6 Induced systematic host resistance
12.7 Commercial products of microbial biocontrol agents
12.8 Conclusions
References
13 Harnessing the potential of biostimulants and biocontrol agents for sustainable management of agricultural productivity
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Biostimulants
13.2.1 Biostimulants against abiotic stresses
13.2.1.1 Drought
13.2.1.2 Salinity
13.2.1.3 Temperature
13.2.1.4 Heavy metal stress
13.2.2 Growth-promotion mechanisms in biostimulants
13.3 Biocontrol agents
13.3.1 Mechanism of action of biological control agents
13.3.2 Application of biocontrol agents in disease management
13.4 Challenges associated with biostimulants and biocontrol agents
13.5 Conclusion
References
14 Microbial formulation approaches in postharvest disease management
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Postharvest disorders caused by biotic factors
14.2.1 Penicillium rot
14.2.2 Aspergillus rot
14.2.3 Rhizopus rot
14.2.4 Brown rot
14.2.5 Crown rot.