Water, Fungi and Plants.

Abstract

Contributors Preface Note on terminology and abbreviations 1. Basic principles of cell and tissue water relations R. I. Papendick and D. J. Mulla 2. Water, turgor and osmotic potentials of fungi D. Eamus and D. H. Jennings 3. Water relations of sclerotia and other infective structures R. C. Cooke and A. M. Al-Hamdani 4. Water availability and fungal reproduction: patterns of spore production, liberation and dispersal J. Lacey 5. Spore dispersal in splash droplets B. D. L. Fitt and H. A. McCartney 6. The zoospore and its problems M. J. Carlile 7. Water relations and pathogen activity in soil J. M. Duniway and T. R. Gordon 8. Epidemiological significance of liquid water in crop canopies and its role in disease forecasting D. J. Royle and D. R. Butler 9. Water stress predisposition to disease - and overview D. F. Schoenweiss 10. Drought, irrigation and fungal diseases of tropical crops J. M. Waller 11. Interaction of host stress and pathogen ecology on Phytophthora infection and symptom expression in nutrient film-grown tomatoes M. Holderness and G. F. Pegg 12. Phytoalexins, water stress and stomata C. M. Willmer and A. M. Plumbe 13. Movement of liquid water and the effects of fungal infection H. G. Jones 14. Effects of root pathogens on plant water relations R. Hall 15. Foliar pathogens alter the water relations of their hosts with consequences for both host and pathogen P. G. Ayres and N. D. Paul 16. Water relations of mycorrhizal fungi and their adaptation to the environment P. Dowding 17. Water and the origins of decay in trees A. D. M. Rayner 18. Post-harvest spoilage of fruits and vegetables C. Dennis 19. Water and the ecology of fungi in stored products G. Ayerst 20. Water and decomposition processes in terrestrial ecosystems Lynne Boddy Index.