The Physical and Chemical Environment of Aerial Plant Surfaces. - Cuticle Permeability Studies. - Nutrients on the Leaf Surface. - Interactions between Plant Surface Micro-Organisms and Their Hosts. - Microbial Attachment to Plant Aerial Surfaces. - Bacterial hrp and Avirulence Genes are Key Determinants in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. - Host Response to Introduction of Antagonistic Yeasts Used for Control of Postharvest Decay. - Coevolution Between Plants and Pathogens of Their Aerial Tissues. - Interactions among Micro-Organisms in Communities on Aerial Plant Surfaces. - Gene Transfer Between Micro-Organisms in the Phyllosphere. - Microbial Interactions Preventing Fungal Growth on Senescent and Necrotic Aerial Plant Surfaces. - Antagonism and Synergism in the Plant Surface Colonisation Strategies of Fungi. - Plant Surface Micro-Organisms Agricultural Practices and Food Quality. - Role of Immigration and Other Processes in Determining Epiphytic Bacterial Populations. - Integrated Control of Botrytis Cinerea on Greenhouse Tomatoes. - The Role of Plant Surface Bacteria in the Hygienic and Market Quality of Minimally Processed Vegetables. - Microbiology of Grape Surfaces and its Importance for Wine Quality. - Plant Surface Micro-Organisms as Sources of Compounds Toxic for Humans and Domestic Animals. - Quantification and Modelling of Population Dynamics of Micro-Organisms Associated with Aerial Plant Surfaces. - The Effect of Leaf Age and Position on the Dynamics of Microbial Populations on Aerial Plant Surfaces. - Spatial and Temporal Variations in Size and Phenotypic Structure of Populations of Pseudomonas Syringae on Fruit Trees. - Quantifying Microbial Competition on Leaves. - Predicting Behavior of Phyllosphere Bacteria in the Growth Chamber from Field Studies. - Research Outlook. - Phyllosphere Ecology. Language: English