Chapter 1. Arabidopsis thaliana as a Model system to study Plant-Pathogen Interaction -- Chapter 2. Fungal and Bacterial Biotrophy and Necrotrophy -- Chapter 3. Plant-Virus Interactions -- Chapter 4. Pathogen Related Effector Molecules and their Receptors: PAMPs  & PRRs -- Chapter 5. Role of Nucleotide Binding Site-Leucine Rich Repeat (NBS-LRR) Proteins in Plant Defense -- Chapter 6. Recent Advancement on MAP Kinase Cascade in Biotic Stress -- Chapter 7. Signalling During Plant-Pathogen Interaction -- Chapter 8. Insights into the Role of WRKY Superfamily of Proteins Transcription Factor in Defense Response -- Chapter 9. Small Non-Coding RNA Based Regulation of Plant Immunity -- Chapter 10. Transcriptomics Studies Revealing Enigma of Plant-Pathogen Interaction -- Chapter 11. Proteomics Studies Revealing Enigma of Plant-Pathogen Interaction -- Chapter 12. Role of Pathogenesis-Related (PR) Proteins in Plant Defense Mechanism -- Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Compounds and their Role in Plant Defense -- Chapter 14. Explorations of Plant's Chemodiversity: Role of Nitrogen Containing Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defense -- Chapter 15. Plant Cell Wall; A Simple Physical Barrier or a Complex Defense Modulator; Exploring its Dynamic Role at Plant Fungus Interface.

The book offers an integrated overview of plant-pathogen interactions. It discusses all the steps in the pathway, from the microbe-host-cell interface and the plant's recognition of the microbe to the plant's defense response and biochemical alterations to achieve tolerance / resistance. It also sheds light on the classes of pathogens (bacteria, fungus and viruses); effector molecules, such as PAMPs; receptor molecules like PRRs and NBS-LRR proteins; signaling components like MAPKs; regulatory molecules, such as phytohormones and miRNA; transcription factors, such as WRKY; defense-related proteins such as PR-proteins; and defensive metabolites like secondary metabolites. In addition, it examines the role of post-genomics, high-throughput technology (transcriptomics and proteomics) in studying pathogen outbreaks causing crop losses in a number of plants. Providing a comprehensive picture of plant-pathogen interaction, the updated information included in this book is valuable for all those involved in crop improvement.