New book on virology: 'The Luteoviridae'
puA new book 'The Luteoviridae' edited by H.G. Smith and H. Barker has been published by CABI in September 1999.
Papers presented during a meeting entitled 'Luteoviruses', organized jointly by the Association of Applied Biologists and the Société Française de Phytopathologie (Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK, 1997-04-24/26), form the basis for this book. It provides a comprehensive review of all current knowledge of the Luteoviridae which are responsible for important crop diseases.
The book includes the following chapters:
1.Steps in the development of luteovirology
2.Family Luteoviridae: a reclassification of luteoviruses
3.The structure and expression of luteovirus genomes
4.Agro-infections as a means of transmitting luteoviruses to host plants for study of gene function
5.Movement of luteoviruses in infected plants
6.Vector-virus interactions
7.Detection and diagnosis of luteoviruses
8.The development of resistance to luteoviruses mediated by host genes and pathogen-derived transgenes
9.Epidemiology and control strategies
This book can be obtained from CABI at the price of 60 GBP
CABI Publishing
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Oxon OX10 8DE
UK
Tel: +44 1491 832111
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E-mail: orders@cabi.org
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 1999-09.