Résumé :
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The fungus Heterobasidion annosum is, in economic terms, the most important causal agent of disease and of yield loss in coniferous trees in northern temperate regions. This is the first book which brings together and summarizes the considerable amount of knowledge which has been gathered about all aspects of this pathogen. It has been prepared and published with support from the European Union, under the Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Research (AAIR) programme. Drawing on over 2000 research papers and books published from the early nineteenth century to the present day, the book covers topics which include the history, detection, biology, taxonomy and distribution of H. annosum. It provides the latest information on infection, host resistance, the biochemistry of host-parasite interactions, molecular and genetic regulation of the host response and methods of control. It concludes with a series of case studies form Europe and North America.
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