| Systematics, Vegetative Compatibility and the Sexual Stage | |
| 1. | Linking the past, present and future of Colletotrichum systematics | 1 |
| 2. | The importance of phylogeny in understanding host relationships within Colletotrichum | 21 |
| 3. | Genetic regulation of sexual compatibility in Glomerella graminicola | 29 |
| 4. | Vegetative compatibility in Colletotrichum | 45 |
| Infection Process | |
| 5. | Dissecting the cell biology of Colletotrichum infection processes | 57 |
| 6. | Early molecular communication between Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and its host | 78 |
| 7. | Regulation of melanin biosynthesis genes during appressorium formation by Colletotrichum lagenarium | 99 |
| Host Specificity and Genetic Diversity | |
| 8. | Colletotrichum as a model system for defining the genetic basis of fungal symbiotic life styles | 114 |
| 9. | Genetic diversity and host specificity of Colletotrichum species on various fruits | 131 |
| 10. | Inter- and intra-species variation in Colletotrichum and mechanisms which affect population structure | 145 |
| Pathogenicity Genes | |
| 11. | Gene transfer and expression in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on Stylosanthes | 180 |
| 12. | The endopolygalacturonases of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum: Molecular characterization, gene expression, and elicitor activity | 195 |
| Regulation of Pathogenicity and Host Resistance | |
| 13. | Signal exchange during Colletotrichum trifolii-alfalfa interactions | 205 |
| 14. | Resistance Mechanisms of Subtropical Fruits to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides | 232 |
| Mycoherbicides and Their Use | |
| 15. | Colletotrichum strains for weed control | 245 |
| Biocontrol | |
| 16. | Potential for biological control of diseases caused by Colletotrichum | 266 |
| Major Colletotrichum Hosts | |
| 17. | Colletotrichum diseases of strawberries in Florida | 292 |
| 18. | Biology and control of anthracnose diseases of citrus | 300 |
| 19. | Occurrence and management of anthracnose epidemics caused by Colletotrichum species on tree fruit crops in California | 317 |
| 20. | Recent advances in understanding Colletotrichum diseases of some tropical perennial crops | 337 |
| 21. | Host-pathogen interaction and variability of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum | 346 |
| 22. | Colletotrichum coccodes on potato | 362 |
| 23. | The biology of Colletotrichum graminicola and maize anthracnose | 374 |