Water, Fungi and Plants : Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at the University of Lancaster, April 1985 (Paperback)

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.