Overview
- With contributions by international experts
- A valuable source of information for scientists in microbiology, agriculture and soil ecology
- Provides basic research and potential application of microbial symbionts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 37)
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About this book
This Soil Biology volume examines our current understanding of the mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects transferred to plants by endophytes such as rhizobial, actinorhizal, arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts and yeasts.
Topics presented include how symbiosis starts on the molecular level; chemical signaling in mycorrhizal symbiosis; genomic and functional diversity of endophytes; nitrogen fixation; nutrient uptake and cycling; as well as plant protection against various stress conditions. Further, the use of beneficial microorganisms as biopesticides is discussed, particularly the application of Plant Growth Promoter Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in agriculture with the aim to increase yields.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Rhizobial Symbiosis
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Endophytic Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
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“This marvelous book titled ‘Symbiotic Endophytes’ consists of the most recent knowledge of plant endophytes, including their diversity as known to date. … It should be available in all school libraries, university libraries, research laboratories dealing with plant pathology. The detailed descriptions complement the researchers, mycologists, plant pathologists, molecular biologist, lecturers, teachers and graduate students. In fact this book will satisfy every individual who reads it.” (Leela Maya Rizal and Paul G. Mungai, Fungal Diversity, December, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Symbiotic Endophytes
Editors: Ricardo Aroca
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39317-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-39316-7Published: 19 September 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50973-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-39317-4Published: 07 September 2013
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 348
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Microbiology