Mycorrhizal Biotechnology
Summary
Several studies have demonstrated that mycorrhizal associations play vital role in plant nutrition. They greatly increase the efficiency of nutrient and water uptake, enhance resistance to pathogens, and buffer plant species against several environmental stresses and drought resistance. Mycorrhizae also improve 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.
Table of Contents
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Soil Microbes, M. Miransari
Ectomycorrhizae and Forest Plants Fitness, L. Montecchio and L. Scattolin
Role of VAM in Nutrient Uptake of Crop Plants, V. Davamani, A.C. Lourduraj, R.P. Yogalakshmi, and M. Velmurugan
Advances in Mass Production Technology of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, A. Khaliq, D.J. Bagyaraj and M. Alam
Biomass Production, Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, and Soil Plant-Available P under Water Stress in Native Perennial Grasses, C.A. Busso and A.I. Bolletta
Induced Resistance in Plants and the Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Y. Ismail and M. Hijri
Influence of VAM in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants, V. Davamani, A.C. Lourduraj, and M. Velmurugan
Rhizosphere Management Practices in Sustaining Mycorrhizae, C. Harisudan, M. Velmurugan, and P. Hemalatha
Importance of Mycorrhizae for Horticultural Crops, P. Hemalatha, M. Velmurugan, C. Harisudan, and V. Davamani
Mycobization as a Biotechnological Tool: A Challenge, M.S. Velázquez and M.N. Cabello
Phytoremediation: Biotechnological Procedures Involving Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, S.E. Hassan, M. St-Arnaud, M. Labreque, and M. Hijri
Molecular Characterization of Genetic Diversity among Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, M. Velmurugan, P. Hemalatha, C. Harisudan, and D. Thangadurai
Molecular Tools for Biodiversity and Phylogenetic Studies in Mycorrhizas: The Use of Primers to Detect Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, F. Covacevich
The Impact of Climate Changes on Belowground: How the CO2 Increment Affects Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, F. Covacevich and Ricardo Luis Louro Berbara
Author Bio(s)
Devarajan Thangadurai, Karnatak University, India
Carlos Alberto Busso, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina
Mohamed Hijri, Université de Montréal, Canada
