Ebook: Mycorrhizas - Functional Processes and Ecological Impact
- Tags: Microbial Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Mycorrhizal symbioses are central to the multitrophic interactions that impact plant productivity, competitiveness and survival. This book integrates present-day knowledge from well-known research groups on some of the topics which are at the forefront of mycorrhizal research. Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic mutualism, stress response mechanisms in mycorrhizal symbionts, and the diversity and ecological impacts of mycorrhizal systems. The efficient management of mycorrhizal systems has the potential to support the sustainable production of quality foods while ensuring environmental quality for future generations.
Mycorrhizal symbioses are central to the multitrophic interactions that impact plant productivity, competitiveness and survival. This book integrates present-day knowledge from well-known research groups on some of the topics which are at the forefront of mycorrhizal research. Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic mutualism, stress response mechanisms in mycorrhizal symbionts, and the diversity and ecological impacts of mycorrhizal systems. The efficient management of mycorrhizal systems has the potential to support the sustainable production of quality foods while ensuring environmental quality for future generations.
Mycorrhizal symbioses are central to the multitrophic interactions that impact plant productivity, competitiveness and survival. This book integrates present-day knowledge from well-known research groups on some of the topics which are at the forefront of mycorrhizal research. Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic mutualism, stress response mechanisms in mycorrhizal symbionts, and the diversity and ecological impacts of mycorrhizal systems. The efficient management of mycorrhizal systems has the potential to support the sustainable production of quality foods while ensuring environmental quality for future generations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Soil Microbial Resources and Agricultural Policies ....Pages 1-16
Interspecies Altruism in Plant–Microbe Symbioses: Use of Group Selection Models to Resolve the Evolutionary Paradoxes ....Pages 17-31
Dissection of Genetic Cell Programmes Driving Early Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Interactions....Pages 33-45
Analysis of Mycorrhizal Functioning Using Transcriptomics....Pages 47-60
Protein Profiling Analyses in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis ....Pages 61-72
Coordinated Nutrient Exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza ....Pages 73-87
Deciphering the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Pathway of P Uptake in Non-responsive Plant Species....Pages 89-106
Mechanisms Underlying Heavy Metal Tolerance in Arbuscular Mycorrhizas ....Pages 107-122
Priming Plant Defence Against Pathogens by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi....Pages 123-135
Reconciliation of Conflicting Phenotypic and rRNA Gene Phylogenies of Fungi in Glomeromycota Based on Underlying Patterns and Processes ....Pages 137-154
Spatial Ecology of Ectomycorrhizas: Analytical Strategies ....Pages 155-165
Spatial Heterogeneity in Mycorrhizal Populations and Communities: Scales and Mechanisms....Pages 167-185
Response Diversity of Ectomycorrhizas in Forest Succession Following Disturbance....Pages 187-205
AMF Associated with Indigenous and Non-indigenous Plants at Urban and Desert Sites in Arizona....Pages 207-220
Desert Truffle Cultivation in Semiarid Mediterranean Areas ....Pages 221-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-239
Mycorrhizal symbioses are central to the multitrophic interactions that impact plant productivity, competitiveness and survival. This book integrates present-day knowledge from well-known research groups on some of the topics which are at the forefront of mycorrhizal research. Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic mutualism, stress response mechanisms in mycorrhizal symbionts, and the diversity and ecological impacts of mycorrhizal systems. The efficient management of mycorrhizal systems has the potential to support the sustainable production of quality foods while ensuring environmental quality for future generations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Soil Microbial Resources and Agricultural Policies ....Pages 1-16
Interspecies Altruism in Plant–Microbe Symbioses: Use of Group Selection Models to Resolve the Evolutionary Paradoxes ....Pages 17-31
Dissection of Genetic Cell Programmes Driving Early Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Interactions....Pages 33-45
Analysis of Mycorrhizal Functioning Using Transcriptomics....Pages 47-60
Protein Profiling Analyses in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis ....Pages 61-72
Coordinated Nutrient Exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza ....Pages 73-87
Deciphering the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Pathway of P Uptake in Non-responsive Plant Species....Pages 89-106
Mechanisms Underlying Heavy Metal Tolerance in Arbuscular Mycorrhizas ....Pages 107-122
Priming Plant Defence Against Pathogens by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi....Pages 123-135
Reconciliation of Conflicting Phenotypic and rRNA Gene Phylogenies of Fungi in Glomeromycota Based on Underlying Patterns and Processes ....Pages 137-154
Spatial Ecology of Ectomycorrhizas: Analytical Strategies ....Pages 155-165
Spatial Heterogeneity in Mycorrhizal Populations and Communities: Scales and Mechanisms....Pages 167-185
Response Diversity of Ectomycorrhizas in Forest Succession Following Disturbance....Pages 187-205
AMF Associated with Indigenous and Non-indigenous Plants at Urban and Desert Sites in Arizona....Pages 207-220
Desert Truffle Cultivation in Semiarid Mediterranean Areas ....Pages 221-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-239
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