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Handbook of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

English · Hardback

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are obligate root symbionts that impact plant growth, productivity and competitiveness. The book integrates key information about AMF concepts, structures and functions, and the new classification of Glomeromycota, including topics about AMF history and evolution, AMF families, genus and species description, as well as a compilation about several protocols to assess AMF and how to identify them. The focus is to provide readers enough information about AMF.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Overview.- Chapter 2 An Old Relationship.- Chapter 3 AMF's Main Structures.- Chapter 4 Spores: A Special Tool to Survive.- Chapter 5 Glomeromycota Classification.

About the author

Dr. Tancredo Souza conducts research on the effects of biologic invasion on the arbuscular mycorrhizal diversity from the Brazilian xeric shrubland. His interests are in the Plant-AMF interactions, ecology of mycorrhizal fungi, microbiology and symbiosis process. He holds degree in Agronomy (BSc), Soil and water management and conversation (M.S.) and Soil sciences (Ph.D.) from the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.

Summary

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are obligate root symbionts that impact plant growth, productivity and competitiveness. The book integrates key information about AMF concepts, structures and functions, and the new classification of Glomeromycota, including topics about AMF history and evolution, AMF families, genus and species description, as well as a compilation about several protocols to assess AMF and how to identify them. The focus is to provide readers enough information about AMF.

Product details

Authors Tancredo Souza
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.01.2016
 
EAN 9783319248486
ISBN 978-3-31-924848-6
No. of pages 153
Dimensions 157 mm x 245 mm x 12 mm
Weight 404 g
Illustrations XIII, 153 p. 12 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology

B, Ecology, microbiology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Taxonomy & systematics, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant systematics, Plant Evolution, Plant taxonomy

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