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Mycorrhizal Fungi

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This volume explores the various functions and potential applications of mycorrhizas, including topics such as the dynamics of root colonization, soil carbon sequestration and the function of mycorrhizas in extreme environments. Some contributions focus on the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in various crop production processes, including soil management practices, their use as biofertilizers and in relation to medicinal plants. Other chapters elucidate the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the alleviation of plant water stress and of heavy metal toxicity, in the remediation of saline soils, in mining-site rehabilitation and in the reforestation of degraded tropical forests. In addition to their impact in ecosystems, the economic benefits of applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are discussed. A final chapter describes recent advances in the cultivation of edible mycorrhizal mushrooms.

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ISBN: 9783662506929
Publication date: 6th October 2016
Author: Zakaria M Solaiman, Lynette K Abbott, Ajit Varma
Publisher: Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 407 pages
Series: Soil Biology
Genres: Agricultural science
Soil science and management
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Microbiology (non-medical)
Botany and plant sciences
Biotechnology
Forestry and silviculture