Author: Gopi K. Podila
Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8188237221
Category : Mycorrhizae-Research
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Book Description
Mycorrhizal research has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few decades. These fungi promise to promote plant growth, maintain plant and soil health, assist in bio-protection against root diseases, encourage production with reduced fertilizer and pesticides, allow for nutrient acquisition, affect soil skeletal structure holding primary soil particles together, are conductive to the formation of microaggregate structures and higher rhizosphere populations, enable symbiosis that alters host water relations, as well as alter root length and architecture. These fungi also help with the re-vegetation of landscapes, golf courses or contaminated soils. They assist with the biological hardening of tissue culture raised plants, postpone leaf dehydration, draught responses, osmo-protecting enzymes and enhance P acquisition. AM symbiosis could conceivably affect any of these steps. AMF should be considered as an alternative to costly soil disinfection. The mechanisms by which fungi induce resistance in their hosts and enhance disease resistance need critical evaluation and examination. Editors see this volume as a tremendously valuable collection of specialized up-date chapters describing the most sophisticated and modern protocols in mycorrhizal research, thoroughly explained and synthesized.
Author: S. Gianinazzi
Publisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3034881177
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Book Description
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) is the most common mycorrhizal type involved in agricultural systems, and the most widespread plant root symbiosis. The fungi involved (Glomales) are known to promote plant growth and health by acting as biofertilizers, bioprotectors and bioregulators. The main aim of this book is to provide readers with theoretical and applied knowledge essential for the use of AM fungi in improving plant health and fitness, production of high quality food and in conservation of natural resources. The different chapters target understanding the role of AM fungi in sustainable crop production, discussing ways to improve biological equilibria between microorganisms in the mycorrhizosphere, analysing genetic, physiological, cellular and molecular bases of AM functioning and establishing technologies for inoculum production, according to the regulatory guidelines for application.
Author: Ajit Varma
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789811364822
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The present book highlights importance of mycorrhiza in soil genesis wherein it reflects mycorrhizal occurrence and diversity, various tools to characterize them and its impact on soil formation/health together with crop productivity. The edited compendium provides glimpses on the mycorrhizal fungi and their prominent role in nutrient transfer into host plants, and presenting view on application of mycorrhiza for crop biofortification. It focuses on the mechanisms involve in weathering process employed by mycorrhiza with highlighting the current and advanced molecular approaches for studying mycorrhizal diversity. Further, book emphasizes following aspects in details: significance of AMF in phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated sites, the role of mycorrhiza in soil genesis using scientometric approach, the concept of mycorrhizosphere, xenobiotic metabolism, molecular approaches for detoxifying the organic xenobiotics and the role of mycorrhizosphere in stabilizing the environment in an eco-friendly way. In addition, the book will be benign to researchers that involved in mycorrhiza characterization especially by deploying metagenomics/PCR based and non PCR based molecular techniques that may be utilized to study the microbial diversity and structure within the mycorrhizosphere.
Author: Ajit Varma
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540639817
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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This second updated and revised edition puts stronger emphasis on genetics and molecular biology. It contains new chapters written by leading experts in the field. Mycorrhizas are symbioses between fungi and the roots of higher plants. As more than 90% of all known species of plants have the potential to form mycorrhizal associations, the productivity and species composition and the diversity of natural ecosystems are frequently dependent upon the presence and activity of mycorrhizas. The biotechnological application of mycorrhizas is expected to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.
Author: Chantal Hamel
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Book Description
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal in Crop Production is a comprehensive guide to the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in developing sustainable cropping systems. This unique book examines how AMF benefit crop plants in both greenhouse and field crop production. It's also a much-needed reference source on the management of the mycorrhizal symbiosis in non-English speaking countries where the development of AMF-based technologies is more advanced.
Author: Periyasamy Panneerselvam
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000910970
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are considered enormously important in contemporary agriculture and horticulture due to their important role in nutrient, biotic and abiotic stress management apart from enhancing plant health and soil fertility. AMF is one of the important fungi for soil aggregation, which helps in drought management. Hence this book brings out an exclusive text on AMF for sustainable rice production. It provides comprehensive up-to-date knowledge on AMF in rice cultivation, and for sustainable rice production in different ecologies without damaging the environment. Salient Features: 1. Covers all the aspects of AMF in rice cultivation from diversity to applications 2. Documents AMF diversity based on metagenomic approach in rice ecosystems 3. Explains the importance of AMF in soil aggregation, which helps in drought management 4. Provides new unraveling knowledge about AMF for sustainable rice production in different ecologies without damaging the environment 5. Discusses the AMF role in induction of resistance in rice plants against some pests.
Author: Marcela C. Pagano
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319243551
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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Book Description
Recent Advances on Mycorrhizal Fungi integrates work done by pre-eminent scientists, academics, and researchers dedicated to the study of mycorrhizas in laboratories around the world. The main aim of this book is to compile the information related to mycorrhizas advancement and their applications. First, an overview of the recent advances in mycorrhizal fungi is fully examined. Then, researchers from different countries address issues related to semiarid, xeric, and agro-ecosystems. A greater understanding of the ecology of this type of fungi will underpin efforts to provide new strategies for agriculture production systems and environmental solutions. Finally, relevant topics such as plant stress and ecological succession with regard to mycorrhizal symbioses are discussed. This book will be useful to those who work with mycorrhizas and important for academic and research teams, as well as to teachers, students, professionals and farmers. This information will be a key foundation to decision-makers worldwide and also for conservationists and ecologists.
Author: Devarajan Thangadurai
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439845409
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Several studies have demonstrated that mycorrhizal associations play vital role in plant nutrition. They greatly increase the efficiency of nutrient and water uptake, enhance resistance to pathogens, and buffer plant species against several environmental stresses and drought resistance. Mycorrhizae also improve plant growth and survival in soils co
Author: S.C. Sati, Manoj Tiwari
Publisher: Daya Books
ISBN: 9788170355168
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Many plants benefit greatly from symbiotic relationship with soil fungi known as mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi live on and in the root systems of plants and provide nutrients to the plant in exchange for carbohydrates exuded by the plants. Some of the ecological uses of mycorrhizae include (i) enchancing plant growth and disease resistance (ii) improving transplant success (iii) building soil structure (iv) reducing fertilizer dependency and (v) accelerating revegetation of degraded lands. While over 80 percent of the terrestrial plants show mycorrhizal association, the depth of its application towards industries seems to be under-exploited. Moreover, severe deforestation and land degradation have removed the host plants from the habitats giving way to loss of diversity of the mycorrhizal fungi. Particularly, this problem is acute in the tropical region of the world, where various naturals calamities such as floods, landslides, fire, etc in addition to the human exploitation of natural resources have degraded the major part of the ecosystems. Although, causes are known, Strategies to rebuild the degraded systems remain bliss. There are many national and international journals that bring out the information about the mycorrhizal fungi and their symbiotic relationship with plants but the recent knowledge is almost in scattered state. This scattered information could be kept in a book to provide up-to-date information about mycorrhizal research especially being done in different corner of India. This book is a very selective monograph on mycorrhizae covering its different aspects. It is excellent collection of 21 articles dealing with different disciplines of mycorrhizae and mycorrhizal research carried out by Indian scientists. In order to consummate the collective ideas on mycorrhizal association, its diversity and applications, a number of themes have been identified for this book, including (i) Biodiversity and Ecological issues on mycorrhizal association (ii) Physiology and molecular biology of plant-mycorrhizal fungal interactions (iii) Potential industrial applications. It is doubtless to say that this book would be very useful to all scientists, teachers, students and readers whosoever in interested on mycology and mycological literature. Contents Chapter 1: Rhizoendomutualmycota (REMM): A New Phylum for the Farmers Friend Number One by S P Gautam and U S Patel; Chapter 2: Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in India by V S Mehrotra; Chapter 3: Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas: Meaning to Plant Ecology by Subhendu Chaudhuri and Birendranath Panja; Chapter 4: Mycorrhizal Biotechnology for Increasing Growth and Productivity of Fruit Plants by Pradeep B Patil and Chaya P Patil; Chapter 5: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: An Overview of Research and Extension Needs by Mukesh K Meghvansi, K K Chaudhary and Kamal Prasad; Chapter 6: Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Modern Research Trends and Future Prospects by Ashok Aggarwal, Vipin Parkash, R S Mehrotra, Anil Gupta and Sunits Kaushish; Chapter 7: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Under the Dynamics of Rhizosphere by Shruti Chaturvedi, Nisha Verma and A K Sharma; Chapter 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi Under the Dynamics of Rhizosphere by Shruti Chaturvedi, Nisha Verma and A K Sharma; Chapter 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhiza on Root-Organ Cultures by Nishi Mathur, Joginder Singh, Sachendra Bohra, Avinash Bohra and Anil Vyas; Chapter 9: Application of AM Technology for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils by Harbans Kaur Kehri, Nidhi Sharma and Varun Khare; Chapter 10: Mycorrhizal Technology in Revegetation Practices in India Thar Desert by Nishi Mathur, Joginder Singh, Sachendra Bohra, Avinash Bohra and Anil Vyas; Chapter 11: Approaches to Utilize Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Association for Improving P Nutrition in Upland Rice Under Rainfed Ecosystem by D Maiti, M K Barnwal, R K Singh and S K Rana; Chapter 12: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Forest Tree Seedling Production by T Muthukumar and K Udaiyan; Chapter 13: Reclamation of Saline Soils through Arbuscular Mycorrhizae by Sudhir Chandra, Anshu Tiwari and H K Kehri; Chapter 14: Role of Mycorrhizal Association in Growth of Forest Trees by Lakshmi Tewari, Salil K Tewari and Rajesh Kaushal; Chapter 15: Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Artinorhizal Plants and their Management Implications by Kiran Bargali and S S Bargali; Chapter 16: Methods for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Research by Purshotam Kaushik and Supriya Gaur; Chapter 17: Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Kaumaun Region of India Central Himalaya by Bhaskar Chaurasia, Anita Pandey and Lok Man S Palni; Chapter 18: Effect of AM Fungi on the Growth and Nutrition Uptake in Some Endemic Myristicaceae Members of the Western Ghats, India by P Rama Bhat and K M Kaveriappa; Chapter 19: Diversity of AM Fungi in Some Endemic Members of Myristicaceae of the Western Ghats, India by P Rama Bhat and K M Kaveriappa; Chapter 20: Role of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Glomus aggregatum) Fungi on Plant Growth Promotion in Chickpea by Daljeet Singh and R S Singh; Chapter 21: Mycrorrhiza for Growth Enhancement and Pathogen Suppression in Black Pepper.
Author: Norman Carl Schenck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Taxonomy of the fungi forming endomycorrhizae; Morphology and histology of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae; Methods for the recovery and quantitative estimation of propagules from soil; Quantification of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in plant roots; Production of endomycorrhizal inoculum; Procedures for inoculation of plants with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in the laboratory, greenhouse and field; Evaluationof plant response to colonization by vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Spore germination and axenic culture of endomycorrhizae; Taxonomy of ecto- and ectendomycorrhizal fungi; Morphology and development of ecto- and ectendomycorrhizae; Isolation, maintenance, and pure culture manipulation of ectomycorrhizal fungi; Production of ectomycorrhizal fungus inoculum; Ectomycorrhizal inoculation procedures for greenhouse and nursery studies; Quantitative measurement of ectomycorrhizae on plant roots; Evaluation of plant response to inoculation; Radiotracer methods for mycorrhizal research; Electron mycroscopy of mycorrhizae; Mycorrhizae in interactions with other microorganisms.
