Synopsis n Fungal Disease Resistance in Plants, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering, loading authorities in botany, plant breeding, and plant pathology share their expertise to help prevent outbreaks of crop diseases caused by fungi. Heralding exciting new advances in molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetic engineering, this informative book will help researchers, professors, and students further their understanding of plant defenses. This book presents vital information on: The hypersensitive response-and its role in disease resistance; Induced plant resistance to fungal pathogens; Cellular expression of resistance to fungal pathogens; Pathogenesis-related proteins and their roles in resistance to fimgal pathogens; Signal transduction-plant networks, delivery, and response to fungal infection; Fungus genes as they relate to disease susceptibility and resistance.