Microbial Plant Pathogens-Detection and Disease Diagnosis:

Volume 2.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- 1.1. Microbial plant pathogens as a major limiting factor of crop production.- 1.2. Discovery of bacteria as plant pathogens.-1.3. Detection of bacterial and phytoplasmal pathogens and disease diagnosis.- References.- Chapter 2 Detection of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Pathogens in Plants.- 2.1 Detection of bacterial pathogens in plant organs.- 2.2 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in plant organs.- 2.3 Detection of bacterial pathogens in seeds and planting materials.- 2.4 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in planting materials.- Appendix.- References.- 3. Detection of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Pathogens in the Environment.- 3.1 Detection of bacterial pathogens in environment.- 3.2 Detection of phytoplasmal pathogens in environment.- Appendix.- References.- Chapter 4 Assessment of Variability in Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Plant Pathogens.- 4.1 Assessment of variability in bacterial pathogens.- 4.2 Assessment of variability in phytoplasmal pathogens.- Appendix.- References.- Chapter 5 Diagnosis of Bacterial and Phytoplasmal Diseases.- 5.1 Choice of diagnostic tests for bacterial diseases.- 5.2 Choice of diagnostic tests for phytoplasmal diseases.- 5.3 Agencies involved in disease diagnosis.- References.