Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Part I. Rhizoctonia solani: the organism
6. Introduction: THE FIRST CENTURY OF RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI 3
7. Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Imperfect State 7
8. Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Perfect State 20
9. Morphology and Cytology of Rhizoctonia Solani 32
10. Mechanisms of Variation in Rhizoctonia Solani 52
11. Part II. Rhizoctonia solani: the saprophyte
12. Physiology of Rhizoctonia Solani 69
13. Metabolism of Rhizoctonia Solani 93
14. Colonization and Growth of Rhizoctonia Solani in Soil 108
15. Part III. Rhizoctonia solatìi: the pathogen
16. Types of Rhizoctonia Diseases and Their Occurrence 125
17. The Mechanism and Physiology of Plant Penetration by Rhizoctonia Solani 149
18. Pathogenesis and Disease 161
19. Epidemiology of Diseases Caused by Rhizoctonia Solatìi 172
20. Control of Rhizoctonia 189
21. Rhizoctonia Solani: Special Methods of Study 199
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 219
23. Index 243