Pei M.H., McCracken A.R. (eds.) Rust Diseases of Willow and Poplar

CABI Publishing, 2005. — 264 p. — ISBN: 0-85199-999-9.In recent years, there has been increased interest in growing willow and poplar trees, as fast-growing species that have several purposes, including use as biofuels for energy production. However, silviculture of these trees has been constrained by diseases such as Melampsora rusts. This book provides a comprehensive review of over two decades of extensive study of the rust diseases affecting willow and poplar. It provides insights into the population biology of Melampsora rusts in Europe, China, India and Chile, the genetics of their resistance, and their interaction with their hosts. The book offers information essential to the development of effective and sustainable disease control measures including the use of willow genotype mixtures and biological control agents.Taxonomy and Overview of Rusts.
Phylogenetic Position of Melampsora in Rust Fungi Inferred from Ribosomal DNA Sequences (Ming Hao Pei, Carlos Bayon and Carmen Ruiz).
A Brief Review of Melampsora Rusts on Salix (Ming Hao Pei).
The Species of Melampsora on Salix (Salicaceae) (Gaddam Bagyanarayana).
A Brief Summary of Melampsora Species on Populus (Ming Hao Pei and Yan Zhong Shang).
Occurrence and Population Biology of Melampsora.
Variability and Population Biology of Melampsora Rusts on Poplars (Pascal Frey, Pierre Gérard, Nicolas Feau, Claude Husson and Jean Pinon).
Genetic Diversity of Melampsora Willow Rusts in Germany (Mirko Liesebach and Irmtraut Zaspel).
Genetic Structure of Melampsora larici-epitea Populations in North-western Europe (Berit Samils).
Current Taxonomic Status of Melampsora Species on Poplars in China (Cheng-Ming Tian and Makoto Kakishima).
Current Status of Poplar Leaf Rust in India (R.C. Sharma, S. Sharma and K.R. Sharma).
Melampsora Willow Rust in Chile and Northern Europe: Part of a Metapopulation? (Mauritz Ramstedt and Sergio Hurtado).
Rust Resistance and Infection Process.
Disease Scoring by Taking Inoculum Densities into Consideration in Leaf Disc Inoculations with Poplar and Willow Rusts (Ming Hao Pei and Tom Hunter).
Interactions Between Poplar Clones and Melampsora Populations and their Implications for Breeding for Durable Resistance (Jean Pinon and Pascal Frey).
Transgenic Hybrid Aspen with Altered Defensive Chemistry: a Model System to Study the Chemical Basis of Resistance? (Johanna Witzell, Marlene Karlsson, Marisa Rodriguez-Buey, Mikaela Torp and Gunnar Wingsle).
Basidiospore-derived Penetration by Species of Cronartium and Melampsora: an Outline (Alessandro Ragazzi, Nicola Longo, Biancamaria Naldini, Salvatore Moricca and Irene Dellavalle).
Rust Management.
Host Diversity, Epidemic Progression and Pathogen Evolution (Chris C. Mundt).
Short-rotation Coppice Willow Mixtures and Rust Disease Development (Alistair R. McCracken, W. Malcolm Dawson and Diane Carlisle).
Short-rotation Coppice Willow Mixtures and Yield (W. Malcolm Dawson, Alistair R. McCracken and Diane Carlisle).
Effect of Preventative Fungicide Sprays on Melampsora Rust of Poplar in the Nursery (R.C. Sharma, S. Sharma and A.K. Gupta).
Rust Mycoparasites and their Potential for Biological Control.
Biocontrol of Rust Fungi by Cladosporium tenuissimum (Salvatore Moricca, Alessandro Ragazzi and Gemma Assante).
Biology and Genetic Diversity of the Rust Hyperparasite Sphaerellopsis filum in Central Europe (Mirko Liesebach and Irmtraut Zaspel).
Mycoparasite Sphaerellopsis filum and its Potential for Biological Control of Willow Rust (Ming Hao Pei and Zhiwen W. Yuan).