Overview
- Chapters are written by leading experts in their respective field of knowledge and expertise
- Provides practical laboratory protocols
- The key fungus Piriformospora indica has been discovered by one of the authors/ editors
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 33)
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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.
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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as Beneficial Root Symbiont
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Sebacinales Interaction with Different Plant Species
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Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Piriformospora indica
Book Subtitle: Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications
Editors: Ajit Varma, Gerhard Kost, Ralf Oelmüller
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-33801-4Published: 26 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44756-3Published: 07 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-33802-1Published: 15 February 2013
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 397
Number of Illustrations: 86 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Mycology, Soil Science & Conservation