Dale Walters 
Plant Defense 
Warding off attack by pathogens, herbivores and parasitic plants

Plants are sources of nourishment for thousands of fungi, bacteria,
invertebrates, vertebrates, and other plants. Plants possess a
truly remarkable diversity of mechanisms to fend off attackers and
recent research has shown just how complex and sophisticated these
defense mechanisms can be.

Plant Defense provides comprehensive coverage of the
range of different organisms that plants need to fend off,
describes how plants coordinate their defenses against multiple
attacks, explains the evolution of defense in plants, and how plant
defences are exploited in crop protection strategies.

Plant Defense:

* Covers plants’ defenses against pathogens, pests, and
parasitic plants: together in one book

* Brings together succinct, cutting edge information in a
user-friendly format

* Gives an understanding of how plants ward off attacks from
multiple enemies

* Is written by Dale Walters, an internationally known and
respected researcher and teacher in crop protection, who distils
his wealth of knowledge in a novel and exciting way

* Is an essential purchase for all those involved in plant
protection around the globe

Plant Defense is primarily designed for use by upper
undergraduates and post graduates studying crop protection,
agricultural sciences, applied entomology, plant pathology, and
plant sciences. Biological and agricultural research scientists in
the agrochemical and crop protection industries, and in academia,
will find much of great use in this excellent new book. Libraries
in all universities and research establishments where agricultural
and biological sciences are studied and taught should have multiple
copies of this very valuable book on their shelves.

Sobre o autor

Dale Walters is based at Crop & Soil Systems Research Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, U. K.