Mycorrhizal Biotechnology

ISBN-13: 9781578086917 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 226 str.

Devarajan Thangadurai;Carlos Alberto Busso;Mohamed Hijri

Opis

Mycorrhizae improves 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.

Spis treści

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.