Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections

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CRC Press, Jun 25, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 296 pages
Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of seed infection and disease. It includes an up-to-date account on the development and structure of seed, pointing out the structural variations in seeds of the plant families to which most crop plants belong. The text presents techniques and advice for his
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 Reproductive Structures and Seed Formation
7
Chapter 3 Structure of Seeds
47
Chapter 4 Penetration and Establishment of Fungi in Seed
81
Chapter 5 Location of Fungal Hyphae in Seeds
101
Chapter 6 Seed Infection by Bacteria
169
Chapter 7 Seed Infection by Viruses
199
Chapter 8 Seed Infection by Nematodes
229
Chapter 9 Physiogenic or Nonpathogenic Seed Disorders
247
Chapter 10 Microtechniques in Seed Histopathology
261
Index
271
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Dalbir Singh, Ph.D., former Professor of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, received his Master’s degree in Botany in 1952 and his Ph.D. in Reproductive Biology and Developmental Morphology in 1959 from Agra University. For 40 years (1952 to 1992), he taught generations of graduate and postgraduate students, and conducted courses in reproductive biology, embryology, anatomy, seed pathology, and seed technology. Dr. Singh initiated the teaching of seed pathology and seed technology to postgraduate students in the Department of Botany at Jaipur in 1975.

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