Overview
- A collection of recent updates on application of tree endophytes in forestry
- Chapter(s) on specific endophytes associated with forest diseases
- Includes individual instructions on how to isolate and study forest biocontrol agents
- Includes analysis of genes important in endophytic bacteria
Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 86)
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About this book
Endophytes are commonly known as microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, which live inside plant tissues without inducing symptoms. Considering the long-lived trees, endophytes have a fundamental role in preparing their hosts to face extreme weather conditions, drought, heat, cold, and pathogen and herbivore attacks. The current knowledge clearly demonstrates the importance of endophytes in shaping the plant diversity in a forest. Endophytes have an important capacity for biocontrol of forest diseases. Considering endophyte diversity and the range of various compounds and enzymes they can produce, endophytes can be used for various biotechnological applications.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Endophyte Diversity in Trees
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Interaction of Endophytes with Tree Host
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A Thin Line Between Endophyte and Pathogen
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Endophytes in Biocontrol of Trees
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Endophytes of Forest Trees
Book Subtitle: Biology and Applications
Editors: Anna Maria Pirttilä, A. Carolin Frank
Series Title: Forestry Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89833-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89832-2Published: 29 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07870-6Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89833-9Published: 19 June 2018
Series ISSN: 0924-5480
Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: X, 462
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Tree Biology, Microbial Ecology, Plant Biochemistry, Biodiversity