Applications of Biotechnology in Plant Pathology
暫譯: 植物病理學中的生物技術應用

這本全新的綜合性著作探討生物科技與植物病理學的交集，介紹可用於了解、管理及防治植物病害的生物科技工具與技術。

本書提供植物病原微生物檢測與診斷基礎的最新資訊；說明有益土壤微生物及其在植物病理學中的生物科技作用；並從植物病害管理的角度，介紹植物組織培養技術在各種作物植物微繁殖及／或基因工程中的應用。

各章內容涵蓋組織培養技術在植物病理學中的應用、透過體外選拔進行的抗病性篩選、用於害蟲與病害防治的重組 DNA 技術、單株抗體及其在植物病理學中的應用、作為病害與害蟲抗性來源的體細胞變異、用於植物病原微生物檢測與診斷的新工具，以及其他相關主題。本書也探討此領域的前沿進展，並透過案例研究與實際應用範例，說明生物科技在植物病理學中的實務運用。

主要特色：

• 說明植物組織培養技術在植物病理學中的作用
• 詳細介紹轉基因技術如何作為生物科技專業人員不可或缺的工具
• 介紹用於檢測有益微生物或植物病原微生物的新一代工具與技術
• 探討生物科技在植物病害管理中的現況與未來展望

本書總結了作物改良策略在對抗生物性逆境方面的現況、主要挑戰與未來展望，對植物病理學及相關領域的科學家、研究人員，以及學生與教師而言，都是不可或缺的參考讀物。

Prahlad Masurkar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India. Dr. Masurkar research mainly focuses on rice pathology, false smut disease, molecular biology, and genetic diversity. He has over 10 research papers in national and international reputed journals and 30 articles published in various magazines/bulletins. He has attended seminars and symposia. He received one best poster award at the IPS-2019, Varanasi, conference and one second best oral award at IPS-2021 at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, India. He received his BSc (Agriculture) degree from M.P.K.V., Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra (ICAR-NTS); his MSc (Agriculture) from J.N.K.V.V., Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (ICAR- JRF); and his PhD degree from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he secured a UGC fellowship (2016-2020). He qualified for ICAR-NET in Plant Pathology. During his PhD tenure, he also worked as a Young Professional-II at the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack Odisha, India.

Adesh Kumar, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology in the School of Agriculture at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. His areas of research interest are fungal pathology, biological control of phytopathogens, mycology, seed pathology, plant microbe interaction and fungal decomposition. He has to his credit over 50 research and review papers published in journals of national and international repute. He has also published one lab manual, two books, more than 10 book chapters, as well as over 20 patents and 10 copyrights. He has guided 13 master students and is currently guiding several master and PhD students. Dr. Kumar has been awarded an Excellence in Research Award. He served as a member of the scientific societies Indian Phytopathological Society and Indian Science Congress Association. He earned his MSc (Agriculture) from the Department of Plant Pathology, CSA University, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh); and PhD (Agriculture) from the Department of Plant Pathology, CSA University, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), during 2008 and 2012, respectively.

Vipul Kumar, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He has published more than 50 research papers and 19 book chapters in reputed journals and books. He also published two books and six patents in bioformulations of Trichoderma. He worked for several years as a senior research fellow in Niche Area of Excellence program sponsored by ICAR New Delhi. He has guided 10 MSc and two PhD plant pathology students. He has conducted several training and workshops on Trichoderma formulation and their applications. Dr. Kumar completed his MSc (Agriculture) and PhD degrees from C.S Azad University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur, UP, India. He has qualified four times ICAR NET in Plant Pathology.

Prahlad Masurkar 博士是印度 Jalandhar Lovely Professional University 農學院的助理教授。Masurkar 博士的研究主要聚焦於水稻病理學、稻曲病（false smut disease）、分子生物學與遺傳多樣性。他已在國內外知名期刊發表超過 10 篇研究論文，並在各類雜誌與公報發表 30 篇文章。他曾參加多場研討會與學術 symposium，並於 IPS-2019 Varanasi 會議獲得最佳海報獎，以及於 2021 年在印度 Cuttack 的 ICAR-NRRI 舉辦的 IPS-2021 會議獲得第二佳口頭報告獎。他於 Maharashtra 邦 Ahmednagar 郡 Rahuri 的 M.P.K.V. 取得農業學士學位（BSc Agriculture，ICAR-NTS）；於 Madhya Pradesh 邦 Jabalpur 的 J.N.K.V.V. 取得農業碩士學位（MSc Agriculture，ICAR-JRF）；並於印度 Uttar Pradesh 邦 Varanasi 的 Banaras Hindu University（BHU）取得博士學位，期間獲得 UGC fellowship（2016–2020）。他通過了 Plant Pathology 領域的 ICAR-NET 資格考試。在攻讀博士學位期間，他也曾於印度 Odisha 邦 Cuttack 的 ICAR-National Rice Research Institute 擔任 Young Professional-II。

Adesh Kumar 博士目前任職於印度 Punjab 邦 Phagwara 的 Lovely Professional University 農學院 Plant Pathology 系，擔任副教授。他的研究興趣包括真菌病理學、植物病原體的生物防治、真菌學、種子病理學、植物與微生物互動，以及真菌分解作用。他已在國內外知名期刊發表超過 50 篇研究與綜述論文。此外，他出版過 1 本實驗室手冊、2 本書籍、10 多篇書籍章節，以及超過 20 項專利與 10 項著作權。他曾指導 13 名碩士生，目前也指導多名碩士生與博士生。Kumar 博士曾獲得研究卓越獎。他曾擔任 Indian Phytopathological Society 與 Indian Science Congress Association 等科學學會的會員。他於 2008 年及 2012 年分別取得 CSA University（Uttar Pradesh 邦 Kanpur）Plant Pathology 系的農業碩士學位，以及 CSA University（Uttar Pradesh 邦 Meerut）Plant Pathology 系的農業博士學位。

Vipul Kumar 博士是印度 Punjab 邦 Lovely Professional University Plant Pathology 系的副教授。他已在知名期刊與書籍中發表超過 50 篇研究論文及 19 篇書籍章節。他也出版了 2 本書，並取得 6 項與 Trichoderma 生物製劑相關的專利。他曾在由 ICAR New Delhi 贊助的 Niche Area of Excellence 計畫中擔任資深研究員多年。他曾指導 10 名 Plant Pathology 碩士生與 2 名博士生。他曾舉辦多場關於 Trichoderma 製劑及其應用的訓練課程與工作坊。Kumar 博士於印度 Uttar Pradesh 邦 Kanpur 的 C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology 取得農業碩士與博士學位。他曾 4 次通過 Plant Pathology 領域的 ICAR NET 資格考試。