Water, Fungi and Plants
Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at the University of Lancaster, April 1985

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Note on terminology and abbreviations
1. Basic principles of cell and tissue water relations R. I. Papendick and D. J. Mulla
2. Water, turgor and osmotic potentials of fungi D. Eamus and D. H. Jennings
3. Water relations of sclerotia and other infective structures R. C. Cooke and A. M. Al-Hamdani
4. Water availability and fungal reproduction: patterns of spore production, liberation and dispersal J. Lacey
5. Spore dispersal in splash droplets B. D. L. Fitt and H. A. McCartney
6. The zoospore and its problems M. J. Carlile
7. Water relations and pathogen activity in soil J. M. Duniway and T. R. Gordon
8. Epidemiological significance of liquid water in crop canopies and its role in disease forecasting D. J. Royle and D. R. Butler
9. Water stress predisposition to disease - and overview D. F. Schoenweiss
10. Drought, irrigation and fungal diseases of tropical crops J. M. Waller
11. Interaction of host stress and pathogen ecology on Phytophthora infection and symptom expression in nutrient film-grown tomatoes M. Holderness and G. F. Pegg
12. Phytoalexins, water stress and stomata C. M. Willmer and A. M. Plumbe
13. Movement of liquid water and the effects of fungal infection H. G. Jones
14. Effects of root pathogens on plant water relations R. Hall
15. Foliar pathogens alter the water relations of their hosts with consequences for both host and pathogen P. G. Ayres and N. D. Paul
16. Water relations of mycorrhizal fungi and their adaptation to the environment P. Dowding
17. Water and the origins of decay in trees A. D. M. Rayner
18. Post-harvest spoilage of fruits and vegetables C. Dennis
19. Water and the ecology of fungi in stored products G. Ayerst
20. Water and decomposition processes in terrestrial ecosystems Lynne Boddy
Index.