Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry 2008 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Mycorrhizae: An Overview / Zaki A. Siddiqui, John Pichtel -- 2. The Molecular Components of Nutrient Exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Interactions / Ruairidh J. H. Sawers, Shu-Yi Yang, Caroline Gutjahr, Uta Paszkowski -- 3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Potential Bioprotectants against Plant Pathogens / Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, Zaki A. Siddiqui -- 4. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Alleviation of Soil Stresses on Plant Growth / Philippe Giasson, Antoine Karam, Alfred Jaouich -- 5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Communities in Major Intensive North American Grain Productions / M. S. Beauregard, C. Hamel, M. St.-Arnaud -- 6. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: A Dynamic Microsymbiont for Sustainable Agriculture / Jitendra Panwar, R. S. Yadav, B. K. Yadav, J. C. Tarafdar -- 7. Indirect Contributions of AM Fungi and Soil Aggregation to Plant Growth and Protection / Kristine A. Nichols -- 8. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and their Role in Plant Restoration in Native Ecosystems / Krish Jayachandran, Jack Fisher -- 9. Effects of Interactions of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Beneficial Saprophytic Mycoflora on Plant Growth and Disease Protection / M. G. B. Saldajeno, W. A. Chandanie, M. Kubota, M. Hyakumachi -- 10. The Mycorrhizosphere Effect: A Multitrophic Interaction Complex Improves Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Plant Growth / R. Duponnois, A. Galiana, Y. Prin -- 11. Ectomycorrhizae and their Importance in Forest Ecosystems / Kazuyoshi Futai, Takeshi Taniguchi, Ryota Kataoka -- 12. Ectomycorrhizal Associations Function to Maintain Tropical Monodominance / Krista L. McGuire -- 13. The Use of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology in Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystem / Ali M. Quoreshi -- 14. In vitro Mycorrhization of Micropropagated Plants: Studies on Castanea sativa Mill / Anabela Martins -- 15. Effective and Flexible Methods for Visualizing and Quantifying Endorhizal Fungi / Susan G. W. Kaminskyj -- Subject index. Publisher Marketing: Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and the productivity of plants. Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the adaptation of mycorrhizae to the rhizosphere, mechanism of root colonization, effect on plant physiology and growth, biofertilization, plant resistance and biocontrol of plant pathogens. This book discusses and goes into detail on a number of topics: the molecular basis of nutrient exchange between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and host plants; the role of AM fungi in disease protection, alleviation of soil stresses and increasing grain production; interactions of AM fungi and beneficial saprophytic mycoflora in terms of plant growth promotion; the role of AM fungi in the restoration of native ecosystems; indirect contributions of AM fungi and soil aggregation to plant growth and mycorrhizosphere effect of multitrophic interaction; the mechanisms by which mycorrhizas change a disturbed ecosystem into productive land; the importance of reinstallation of mycorrhizal systems in the rhizosphere is emphasized and their impact on landscape regeneration, and in bioremediation of contaminated soils; Ectomycorrhizae (ECM) and their importance in forest ecosystems and associations of ECM in tropical rain forests function to maintain tropical monodominance; in vitro mycorrhization of micro-propagated plants, and visualizing and quantifying endorhizal fungi; the use of mycorrhizae, mainly AM and ECM, for sustainable agriculture and forestry.