Bacteriophages for plant diseases control /  
edited by Prashant Pant, Pratibha Pant and Prerna Pandey. 
 - Oakville, ON Canada :    Delve Publishing,  c2018 
 - xx, 329 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Organization and diversity of bacteriophages -- Bacteriophages and bacterial plant disease -- Impact of bacteriophage on structure and function of bacterial communities -- Bacteriophages affect evolution of bacterial communities in spatially distributed habitats: a simulation study -- Role of bacteriophage in molecular biology and biotechnology -- Phage therapy: emergent property pharmacology -- Role of bacteriophage in control of plant diseases -- Delivery of plant bacteriophages: Methods, expectations and challenges -- Advances in bacteriophage-mediated control of plant pathogens -- Characterization of novel bacteriophage for biocontrol of bacterial blight in leek caused by pseudomonas syringae Pv. Porri -- Control of Pierce’s disease by phage -- Genomic, proteomic and morphological characterization of two novel broad host lytic bacteriophages Фpd 10.3 and Фpd23.1 infecting pectinolytic pectobacterium Spp. and dickeya Spp.<br/> 
<br/><br/> "The growing need for increased food production globally has led the farmers and scientists equally to devise means to increase plant productivity through several practices, including disease management. A number of plant diseases caused by bacteria have huge economic impact on global crop productivity. Although chemical control practices may be effective, they pose a threat to the environment and to the food chain. With the discovery of antibiotics in the 1940s, the concept of using bacteriophages was abandoned. However, its use has re-emerged, and is a rapidly growing area for controlling bacterial plant pathogens. In this book, we present the historical and recent developments, concepts, factors, challenges and concerns of using bacteriophages for plant disease control. We hope that the book will be a valuable reference for students, researchers, teachers as well as agriculturists while choosing environmentally safe and sustainable plant pest management techniques. We also look forward to your suggestions for improving the book."--Back cover 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781773611969 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bacterial diseases of plants<br/>Bacteriophages<br/>Plant diseases
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB734   / B13 2018