Plants are sources of nourishment for thousands of fungi, bacteria,invertebrates, vertebrates, and other plants. Plants possess atruly remarkable diversity of mechanisms to fend off attackers andrecent research has shown just how complex and sophisticated thesedefense mechanisms can be.Plant Defense provides comprehensive coverage of therange of different organisms that plants need to fend off,describes how plants coordinate their defenses against multipleattacks, explains the evolution of defense in plants, and how plantdefences are exploited in crop protection strategies.Plant Defense:* Covers plants' defenses against pathogens, pests, andparasitic plants: together in one book* Brings together succinct, cutting edge information in auser-friendly format* Gives an understanding of how plants ward off attacks frommultiple enemies* Is written by Dale Walters, an internationally known andrespected researcher and teacher in crop protection, who distilshis wealth of knowledge in a novel and exciting way* Is an essential purchase for all those involved in plantprotection around the globePlant Defense is primarily designed for use by upperundergraduates and post graduates studying crop protection,agricultural sciences, applied entomology, plant pathology, andplant sciences. Biological and agricultural research scientists inthe agrochemical and crop protection industries, and in academia,will find much of great use in this excellent new book. Librariesin all universities and research establishments where agriculturaland biological sciences are studied and taught should have multiplecopies of this very valuable book on their shelves.