Ebook: Symbiotic Endophytes

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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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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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.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Journey to Nodule Formation: From Molecular Dialogue to Nitrogen Fixation....Pages 3-25
A Roadmap Towards a Systems Biology Description of Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation....Pages 27-51
Carbon Metabolism During Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation....Pages 53-68
Genomic and Functional Diversity of the Sinorhizobial Model Group....Pages 69-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Establishment of Actinorhizal Symbioses....Pages 89-101
Abiotic Factors Influencing Nitrogen-Fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses....Pages 103-122
Diversity of Frankia Strains, Actinobacterial Symbionts of Actinorhizal Plants....Pages 123-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Abiotic Stress Tolerance Induced by Endophytic PGPR....Pages 151-163
Fighting Plant Diseases Through the Application of Bacillus and Pseudomonas Strains....Pages 165-193
Functional Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria....Pages 195-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Chemical Signalling in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Biotechnological Applications....Pages 215-232
Carbon Metabolism and Costs of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations to Host Roots....Pages 233-252
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Uptake of Nutrients....Pages 253-270
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Tolerance of Plants to Drought and Salinity....Pages 271-288
Root Allies: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Plants to Cope with Biotic Stresses....Pages 289-307
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Fungal Endophytes in Plant Roots: Taxonomy, Colonization Patterns, and Functions....Pages 311-334
Endophytic Yeasts: Biology and Applications....Pages 335-343
Back Matter....Pages 345-348