This book is part of the Plant Pathology in the 21st Century Series, started in the occasion of the IX International Congress of Plant Pathology, Torino, 2008.

Morphological, biological, biochemical and physiological characteristics have been used for the detection, identification and differentiation of fungal pathogen

Using molecular methods for plant disease diagnosis provides diagnosticians with a number of advantages over more traditional methods. They can allow the identi

The main theme of the book is sustainable disease management in a European context. Some of the questions addressed are: How does society benefit from plant pat

The diagnosis of plant disease; The microscope; The autoclave; The preparation of media for fungal and bacterial growth; Detection of fungal pathogens in infect