Arbuscular Mycorrhizas

Physiology and Function
2000
ISBN: 978-0-7923-6444-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 372 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1580 g

Recent years have brought an upsurge of interest in the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, partly due to the realization that the effective utilization of these symbiotic soil fungi is likely to be essential in sustainable agriculture. Impressive progress has been made during the last decade in the study of this symbiosis largely as a result of increasing exploitation of molecular tools. Although early emphasis was placed on the use of molecular tools to study physiological processes triggered by the symbiosis, such as expression of symbiosis-specific polypeptides and modulation of host defences, other applications await. It was obvious to us that gathering leaders in the field to summarize these topics and point out research needs was necessary if we were to understand the physiology and function of AM fungi at a molecular level. In addition, we have taken the opportunity to present these reviews in a logical sequence of topics ranging from the initiation of the life cycle of the fungus to its functions in plant growth and in the below ground ecosystem. It was a challenge to limit this flood of information to the confines of one text. This is a very exciting time for mycorrhiza biologists and it is our hope that some of this excitement is conveyed to our readers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Douds Jr., David D.

Kapulnik, Yoram

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Mykologie, Pilze
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenökologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Abfall- und Bodenschutzrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Mycorrhizal fungi influence soil structure.- Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Plant Reproduction.- Spore Germination and Pre-Symbiotic Mycelial Growth.- Modification of Plant Gene Expression.- Symbiotic Exchange of Nutrients in Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Transport and Transfer of Phosphorus.- Carbon Partitioning, Cost, and Metabolism of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas.- Effects of Genetic Differences among Crop Species and Cultivars Upon the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.- The Use of Plant Mutants to Study Regulation of Colonization by AM Fungi.- Modulation of Host Defence Systems.- Stomatal Behavior of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants.- Interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with other soil organisms.- Hormonal Balance in Plants During Colonization by Mycorrhizal Fungi.- In Vitro and in Situ Techniques to Examine the Role of Roots and Root Exudates During AM Fungus-Host Interactions.- Nutrient uptake.- Effects of Mycorrhizas on Plant Tolerance to Diseases.