Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistence. (Annual Plant Review). 2008. 384 p. Hardcover.

Content:1. A personal perspective of the last 40 years of Plant Pathology: emerging themes, paradigm shifts and future promise.2. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) and PAMP-triggered immunity.3. Pseudomonas syringae type III-secreted proteins and their activities and effects on plant innate immunity.4. Establishment of fungal and oomycete biotrophy.5. Genome biology cracks enigmas of oomycete plant pathogens.6. Plant-virus interactions: Defence and counter-defence.7. Marshalling the troops: Intracellular dynamics in plant-pathogen defence.8. Role of plant secondary metabolites at the host-pathogen interface.9. Chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions.10. Lipid signals in plant- pathogen interactions.11. Induced resistance - orchestrating defence mechanisms through cross-talk and priming.