Overview
- Reviews the background of rhizobial ecology and evolution
- Presents effective protocols used in studies on rhizobial ecology and evolution
- Provides a valuable one-stop resource for those new to the field of rhizobial diversity and established research groups alike
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This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application. Further, it describes the new concept of rhizobia, the latest systematic methods, biogeographic study methods, and genomic studies to identify the interactions between rhizobia, legumes and environments. To enable readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of rhizobial biogeography, the book provides effective protocols for the selection and application of high-efficiency rhizobial inoculants. In addition, it presents standard and modern methods used in studies on rhizobial ecology and evolution in dedicated appendices, making it a unique and valuable handbook for researchers.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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General Description of Rhizobia
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Diversity and Evolution of Rhizobia
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Diversity and Evolution of Rhizobial Symbiosis Genes
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Interaction of Rhizobia, Environments and Legumes
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Agricultural Applications of Rhizobia and Other PGPR
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Technology and Methods
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Wen Xin Chen, Dr. Wen Feng Chen and Dr. Chang Fu Tian currently work at the College of Biological Sciences and Rhizobium Research Center, China Agricultural University. Dr. Wen Xin Chen was elected into the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001. Dr. Wen Xin Chen and Dr. Chang Fu Tian are members of the ICSP Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria.
Dr. En Tao Wang works at the Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico.
Dr. J Peter W Young is an Emeritus Professor of Molecular Ecology at the University of York. He is the Chairman of the ICSP Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecology and Evolution of Rhizobia
Book Subtitle: Principles and Applications
Authors: En Tao Wang, Chang Fu Tian, Wen Feng Chen, J. Peter W. Young, Wen Xin Chen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9555-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9554-4Published: 28 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9557-5Published: 28 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9555-1Published: 19 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 273
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Plant Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Soil Science & Conservation