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Significant advancements have been made in pathogen detection technologies during the last decade. Indexing of plants and plant parts for the presence of specific pathogens has been most effective in some instances for avoiding and/or controlling disease. The new technologies for detecting low levels of pathogens will increase the value of indexing as a tool for plant disease control. Providing an overview of the status of detection technology, this volume is directed not only to scientists and students interested in detection technology, but also to those interested in formulating and implementing disease control and quarantine regulations. This book provides a conceptual framework which presents the current scientific literature, state-of-the-art assessments, and speculations on future developments and requirements of pathogen indexing methods. Chapters cover the different pathogen groups, review current practices in areas where detection technology has become important, and provide perspectives on how indexing technologies can be applied, how well it has worked, and which problems remain. Statistical treatment of detection limits, sampling strategies, risk assessment, cost, standardization, and quality control are also covered.
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Advances in
BOTANICAL RESEARCH incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology
VOLUME 23
Pathogen Indexing Technologies
Advances in
BOTANICAL RESEARCH incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology Editor-in-Chief J.A. CALLOW
School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Editorial Board
J.H. ANDREWS H.G. DICKINSON M. KREIS R.M. LEECH R.A. LEIGH
E. LORD D.J. READ I.C. TOMMERUP
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, U S A University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Universitt! de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France University of York, York, UK Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, UK University of California, Riverside, USA University of Sheffzeld, Sheffield, UK CSIRO, Perth, Australia
Advances in
BOTANICAL RESEARCH incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology VOLUME 23 Pathogen Indexing Technologies Guest editor
S.H. De Boer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agriculture Research Centre, 6660 N. W.Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 2x2 Volume editors
J.H. Andrews
and
I.C. Tommerup CSIRO Centre for Mediterranean Agricultural Research, Perth, PO Wembley 6024, Australia
Department of Plant Pathology, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Series editor
J.A. Callow School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 1996
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Contents Contributors
vii
Series Preface
ix
Preface
xi
1. The Value of Indexing for Disease Control Strategies D.E. Stead, D.L. Ebbels and A.W. Pemberton
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2. Detecting Latent Bacterial Infections S.H. De Boer, D.A. Cuppels and R. Gitaitis
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3. Sensitivity of Indexing Procedures