Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
1. Challenges for plant breeding to develop biotic-resistant cultivars / Aluizio Borem and Roberto Fritsche-Neto -- 2. Breeding for fungus resistance / Arione da Silva Pereira, Cesar Bauer Gomes, Caroline Marques Castro and Giovani Olegario da Silva -- 3. Breeding for resistance to bacterial diseases / Carlos A. Lopes and Leonardo S. Boiteux -- 4. Breeding for resistance to viral diseases / Leonardo S. Boiteux, Maria Esther de Noronha Fonseca, Jairo Vidal Vieira and Rita de Cassia Pereira-Carvalho -- 5. Breeding for nematode resistance / Éder Matsuo, Paulo Afonso Ferreira, Tuneo Sediyama, Silamar Ferraz, Alúizio Borém and Roberto Fritsche-Neto -- 6. Breeding for resistance to insect pests / Alexandre Augusto de Morais and José Baldin Pinheiro -- 7. Breeding for resistance to insect pests of stored grain / Alexandre Augusto de Morais and José Baldin Pinheiro -- 8. Breeding for weed management / Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Júlio César DoVale, Lino Roberto Ferreira, Francisco Affonso Ferreira and Antônio Alberto da Silva.

Summary:
"Experience shows that biotic stresses occur with different levels of intensity in nearly all agricultural areas around the world. The occurrence of insects, weeds and diseases caused by fungi, bacteria or viruses may not be relevant in a specific year but they usually harm yield in most years. Global warming has shifted the paradigm of biotic stresses in most growing areas, especially in the tropical countries, sparking intense discussions in scientific forums. This book was written with the idea of collecting in a single publication the most recent advances and discoveries concerning breeding for biotic stresses, covering all major classes of biotic challenges to agriculture and food production. Accordingly, it presents the state-of-the-art in plant stresses caused by all microorganisms, weeds and insects and how to breed for them. Complementing
Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance, this book was written for scientists and students interested in learning how to breed for biotic stress scenarios, allowing them to develop a greater understanding of the basic mechanisms of resistance to biotic stresses and develop resistant cultivars"