The object of this book is to provide insight into the principles of disease and insect-pest resistance and to elaborate the resistance breeding practices with
This book reviews and synthesizes the recent advances in exploiting host plant resistance to insects, highlighting the role of molecular techniques in breeding
In the tradition of Silent Spring, Raoul Robinson's Return to Resistance calls for a revolution. Traditional plant breeding techniques have led us to depend mor
This book describes the most basic elements in plant pathogen interactions and defence strategies in plants. The scientific background is explained as far as it