Mycorrhizal Biotechnology

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 contaminated by heavy metals. This book emphasizes the biotechnological application of mycorrhizae to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.

List of contents

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Soil Microbes. Ectomycorrhizae and Forest Plants Fitness. Role of VAM in Nutrient Uptake of Crop Plants. Advances in Mass Production Technology of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza. Biomass Production, Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, and Soil Plant-Available P under Water Stress in Native Perennial Grasses. Induced Resistance in Plants and the Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Influence of VAM in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants. Rhizosphere Management Practices in Sustaining Mycorrhizae. Importance of Mycorrhizae for Horticultural Crops. Mycobization as a Biotechnological Tool: A Challenge. Phytoremediation: Biotechnological Procedures Involving Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Molecular Characterization of Genetic Diversity among Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Molecular Tools for Biodiversity and Phylogenetic Studies in Mycorrhizas: The Use of Primers to Detect Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. The Impact of Climate Changes on Belowground: How the CO2 Increment Affects Arbuscular Mycorrhiza.

About the author

Devarajan Thangadurai, Karnatak University, India
Carlos Alberto Busso, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina
Mohamed Hijri, Université de Montréal, Canada

Product details

• Authors: Devarajan (Karnatak University Thangadurai, Devarajan Busso Thangadurai
• Assisted by: Carlos Alberto Busso (Editor), Busso Carlos Alberto (Editor), Mohamed Hijri (Editor), Hijri Mohamed (Editor), Devarajan Thangadurai (Editor), Thangadurai Devarajan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138112810
• ISBN: 978-1-138-11281-0
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Botany & plant sciences, Agricultural science, Soil science, sedimentology, Botany and plant sciences, Soil science and management, Sedimentology and pedology