Overview

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.

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Author:   Zaki Anwar Siddiqui ,  Mohammad Sayeed Akhtar ,  Kazuyoshi Futai
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.575kg
ISBN:  

9789048179800

ISBN 10:   9048179807
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. Mycorrhizae: An overview; Z.A. Siddiqui, J. Pichtel 2. The molecular components of nutrient exchange inarbuscular mycorrhizal interactions; J.H. Ruairidh, S-Y. Yang, C. Gutjahr, U. Paszkowski 3. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as potential bioprotectants against plant pathogens; M.S. Akthar, Z.A. Siddiqui 4. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and alleviation of soil stresses; P. Giasson, A. Karam, A. Jaouich 5. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in major intensive North American grain productions; M.S. Beauregard, C. Hamel, m. St-Arnaud 6. Arbuscular mycorrhizae: A dyanamic microsymbiont for sustainable agriculture; J. Panwar, R.S. Yadav, B.K. Yadav, J.C. Tarafdar 7. Indirect contributions of AM fungi and soil aggregation to plant growth and protection; K.A. Nichols 8. Arbuscular mycorrhizae and their role in plant restoration in native ecosystems; K. Jayachandran, J. Fisher 9. Effects of interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial saprophytic mycoflora on plant growth and disease protection; M.G.B. Saldajeno, W.A. Chandanie, M. Kubota, M. Hyakumachi 10. The mycorrhizosphere effect: A multitrophic interaction complex improves mycorrhizal symbiosis and plant growth; R. Duponnois, A. Galiana, Y. Prin 11. Ectomycorrhizae and their importance in forest ecosystems; K. Futai, T. Taniguchi, R. Kataoka 12. Ectomycorrhizal associations function to maintain tropical monodominance; K.L. McGuire 13. The use of mycorrhizal biotechnology in restoration of disturbed ecosystem; A.M. Quoreshi 14. In vitro mycorrhization of micropropagated plants: Studies on Castanea sativa Mill; A. Martins 15. Effective and flexible methods for visualizing and quantifying endorhizal fungi; S.G.W. Kaminskyj Subject index

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