TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Structure and Classification of Plant Resistance Genes
1.2 Plant Basal Disease Resistance
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 R-gene Mediated Pathogen Resistance
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Classes of Disease Resistance (R) Proteins
3.2 Pathogen Effector Proteins
3.2.1 Effectors as Virulence and Avirulence Proteins
3.2.2 Effector Diversity
3.2.2 Functional Studies of Bacterial Effectors
3.3 Role of R Proteins in Effector Recognition
3.3.1 Structural Motifs in R Proteins for Effector Recognition
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Bacterial resistance genes
4.2. Fungal resistance genes
4.3 Conclusion
4.4 Recommendations
References
