BookDavide Spadaro, Samir Droby, Maria Lodovica Gullino, editors.
Springer Nature eBook.
Summary: The book will address selected topics in postharvest pathology aiming at highlighting recent development in the science, technology and control strategies of postharvest diseases to reduce losses and enhance safety of harvested agricultural products. Topics will include: 1) Introduction: Perspectives and challenges in postharvest pathology 2) Elucidating host-pathogen interactions 3) Next generation technologies for management and detection of postharvest pathogens 4) Food safety in postharvest pathology 5) Alternative postharvest diseases control strategies 6) Chemical control of postharvest diseases.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Role of Effector Proteins in the Virulence of Penicillium expansum on Apple Fruit
Introduction
Plant Defense Mechanisms
Pathogenicity of P. expansum on Fruit
Fungal Effectors and Their Role in the Pathogenicity of Necrotrophic Fungi
P. expansum Secretes Factors That Down-Regulate ROS Production in Apple During Infection
Discovery and Functional Analysis of Effectors in Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Small, Cysteine-Rich Proteins in P. expansum
LysM Proteins in P. expansum
NLP Proteins in P. expansum
PePRT Protein
Summary Chapter 3: Uncovering the NLR Family of Disease Resistance Genes in Cultivated Sweetpotato and Wild Relatives
Introduction
Importance of Sweetpotato
Origin and History of Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato Production
The Sweetpotato Genome
A Case Study: Ceratocystis fimbriata, The Causal Agent of Black Rot of Sweetpotato
Management of Black Rot in Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato Resistance Against Ceratocystis fimbriata
Plant Defenses Against Pathogens
Next Generation Sequencing Accelerates Resistance Gene Discovery
Resistance Genes in Sweetpotato Chapter 5: Endophytic Microbiome in the Carposphere and Its Importance in Fruit Physiology and Pathology
Introduction
Entry, Colonization and Transmission of Endophytes into Plant Tissue
Coevolution of Endophytes with Their Host
Diversity of Endophytic Microbiota on Fruit Carpophore
Stem-End Rots Pathogens in Fruit as Endophytes
Utilization of Endophytic Microorganisms in Diseases Management of Fruits
Future Prospective
References
Chapter 6: The Production of Mycotoxins as an Adaptation to the Post-Harvest Environment
Introduction Genome Survey of NLR Encoding Genes in I. batatas, I. trifida, and I. triloba
Future Perspectives
References
Chapter 4: Spatial and Compositional Diversity in the Microbiota of Harvested Fruits: What Can It Tell Us About Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases
Introduction
Spatial Differences in the Microbiome of Harvested Apples
Genotype Effect on the Composition of the Endophytic Microbiome of Apple Scions and Rootstocks
The Apple Rhizosphere
Conclusion
References