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Symbiotic Fungi
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Symbiotic Fungi – Principles and Practice presents current protocols for the study of symbiotic fungi and their interactions with plant roots, such as techniques for analyzing nutrient transfer, ecological restoration, microbial communication, and mycorrhizal bioassays, AM inoculum procedures and...
Snow Mold
The Battle Under Snow Between Fungal Pathogens and Their Plant Hosts
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
This book provides biological and agricultural insights into snow mold, a fungal disease affecting land plants observed after the melting of snow. Snow mold fungi can cause significant damage to plant growth both in agriculture and in the natural environment, but the interesting ecology and biology...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
This volume provides insights into current research on fungal populations, communities and their interactions with other organisms. It focuses on fungal responses to the physical environment; interactions with bacteria, other fungi, invertebrates and plants; the role of fungi in ecosystem processes...
Endophytes of Forest Trees
Biology and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2011
Found in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plant organs and tissue types. In trees, their ecological roles with respect to host tree can vary from latent pathogens or saprophytes to neutral commensalists and mutualists. Given their...
Microbial Plant Pathogens-Detection and Disease Diagnosis:
Fungal Pathogens, Vol.1
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
Morphological, biological, biochemical and physiological characteristics have been used for the detection, identification and differentiation of fungal pathogens up to species level. Tests based on biological characteristics are less consistent. Immunoassays have been shown to be effective in detecting...
Root Engineering
Basic and Applied Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2014
This volume illustrates the complex root system, including the various essential roles of roots as well as their interaction with diverse microorganisms localized in or near the root system.
Following initial chapters describing the anatomy and architecture as well as the growth and development...
Plant Growth Promoting Actinobacteria
A New Avenue for Enhancing the Productivity and Soil Fertility of Grain Legumes
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Global yields of legumes have been relatively stagnant for the last five decades, despite the adoption of conventional and molecular breeding approaches. The use of plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria for improving agricultural production, soil and plant health has become one of the most attractive...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
This new edition of Fungal Associations focuses on mycorrhizas, lichens and fungal-bacterial symbioses. It has been completely revised, updated and expanded. Renowned experts present thorough reviews and discuss the most recent findings on molecular interactions between fungi and plants or bacteria...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This book reviews the potential mechanisms in arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs), in the hope that this can help arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to be more used efficiently as a biostimulant to enhance stress tolerance in the host plants. AMF, as well as plants, are often exposed to all or many of...
Thermophilic Fungi
Basic Concepts and Biotechnological Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This book aims to fill the gap by documenting thermophilic fungi discovered over the past five decades. The chapters spans from covering basic aspects, taxonomy and classification including molecular phyologeny and biotechnological applications of thermophilic fungi.
Biological Management of Diseases of Crops
Volume 2: Integration of Biological Control Strategies with Crop Disease Management Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Biological management of diseases of crops is influenced by the nature of interactions between the pathogens and other organisms and the plants. Due to development of resistance in pathogens to fungicides and bactericides, determination of compatibility of biotic biocontrol agents with chemicals is...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2010
In the years since the first edition of “Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function” was published, an exceptional proliferation of interest in mycorrhizal biology has developed. This has been associated with advances in different research disciplines such as genetics, genomics, proteomics,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
This book describes the contributions of rhizotrophs – microbes associated with the parts of plants below ground – in sustainable agriculture. It covers a broad range of aspects, from plant growth promotion to bioremediation. It highlights the role of bacteria, actinomycetes, mycorrhizal fungi,...
Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity
Vol. 1: Research Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
How to achieve sustainable agricultural production without compromising environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a serious consideration in current agricultural practices. Farming systems’ growing dependency on chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, nutrients etc.) poses...