Piriformospora indica - Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications

Sebacinales have emerged as a fascinating order with mutualistic plant-fungal symbionts that consists of exclusively beneficial fungi.
This volume of Soil Biology presents an overview of the current results in Sebacinales research with a focus on the potential of these fungi in crop improvement and stress tolerance. The authors demonstrate that Sebacinales are not only extremely versatile in their associations with roots, but are also almost universally present as symptomless endophytes. With this extraordinary diversity, Sebacinales with the key fungus Piriformospora indica might possess remarkable significance in natural ecosystems. Their biotechnological applications are expected to improve the quality of crops while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.

List of contents

Piriformospora indica as Beneficial Root Symbiont.- Interaction with Different Plant Species.- Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors.- Piriformospora indica and Macronutrients for Plants.- Experimental Protocols for Piriformospora indica Studies.

Summary

Sebacinales have emerged as a fascinating order with mutualistic plant-fungal symbionts that consists of exclusively beneficial fungi.This volume of Soil Biology presents an overview of the current results in Sebacinales research with a focus on the potential of these fungi in crop improvement and stress tolerance. The authors demonstrate that Sebacinales are not only extremely versatile in their associations with roots, but are also almost universally present as symptomless endophytes. With this extraordinary diversity, Sebacinales with the key fungus Piriformospora indica might possess remarkable significance in natural ecosystems. Their biotechnological applications are expected to improve the quality of crops while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gerhar Kost (Editor), Gerhard Kost (Editor), Ralf Oelmüller (Editor), Ajit Varma (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2012
• EAN: 9783642338014
• ISBN: 978-3-642-33801-4
• No. of pages: 397
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 26 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 725 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 397 p. 124 illus., 38 illus. in color.
• Series: Soil Biology; Soil Biology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology; B, biotechnology, microbiology, Agriculture, Fungi, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Soil conservation, Soil Science, Agricultural science, Sedimentology & pedology, Soil Science & Conservation, Genetics (non-medical), Plant breeding, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Mycology, Mycology, fungi (non-medical)