Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and the productivity of plants. Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the adaptation of mycorrhizae to the rhizosphere, mechanism of root colonization, effect on plant physiology and growth, biofertilization, plant resistance and biocontrol of plant pathogens. This book discusses and goes into detail on a number of topics: the molecular basis of nutrient exchange between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and host plants; the role of AM fungi in disease protection, alleviation of soil stresses and increasing grain production; interactions of AM fungi and beneficial saprophytic mycoflora in terms of plant growth promotion; the role of AM fungi in the restoration of native ecosystems; indirect contributions of AM fungi and soil aggregation to plant growth and mycorrhizosphere effect of multitrophic interaction; the mechanisms by which mycorrhizas change a disturbed ecosystem into productive land; the importance of reinstallation of mycorrhizal systems in the rhizosphere is emphasized and their impact on landscape regeneration, and in bioremediation of contaminated soils; Ectomycorrhizae (ECM) and their importance in forest ecosystems and associations of ECM in tropical rain forests function to maintain tropical monodominance; in vitro mycorrhization of micro-propagated plants, and visualizing and quantifying endorhizal fungi; the use of mycorrhizae, mainly AM and ECM, for sustainable agriculture and forestry.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781402087691
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95771586
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Natural Science
Author
Kazuyoshi Futai, Mohammad Sayeed Akhtar, Zaki Anwar Siddiqui
Publication Name
Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Botany, Biology
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
362 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
721g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Zaki Anwar Siddiqui, Kazuyoshi Futai, Mohammad Sayeed Akhtar