Publisher's Synopsis
This text presents the proceedings of the Reinhardsbrun Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds, 1998. Topics covered range from presentations on the impact and development of technologies for fungicide discovery, combined with reviews of fungicide target selection, to an account of the mechanisms of action of systemic acquired resistance inducers.;Topics of future importance include the impact of the regulatory authorities on fungicide resistance management and product registration procedures, and the growing concern over the potential of certain fungi to contaminate foodstuffs by production of mycotoxins.