Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture : Management to Overcome Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

__Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture__ is the first book to present the core concepts of working with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve agricultural crop productivity. Highlighting the use of indigenous AM fungi for agriculture, the book includes details on how to maintain and promote AM fungal diversity to improve sustainability and cost-effectiveness. As the need to improve production while restricting scarce inputs and preventing environmental impacts increases, the use of AMF offers an important option for exploiting the soil microbial population. It can enhance nutrient cycling and minimize the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses, such as soil-borne disease, drought, and metal toxicity. The book offers land managers, policymakers, soil scientists, and agronomists a novel approach to utilizing soil microbiology in improving agricultural practices.

Functional Diversity of Mycorrhiza and Sustainable Agriculture is the first book to present the core concepts of working with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve agricultural crop productivity.

Highlighting the use of indigenous AM fungi for agriculture, the book includes details on how to maintain and promote AM fungal diversity to improve sustainability and cost-effectiveness. As the need to improve production while restricting scarce inputs and preventing environmental impacts increases, the use of AMF offers an important option for exploiting the soil microbial population. It can enhance nutrient cycling and minimize the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses, such as soil-borne disease, drought, and metal toxicity.

The book offers land managers, policymakers, soil scientists, and agronomists a novel approach to utilizing soil microbiology in improving agricultural practices.

• Provides a new approach to exploiting the benefits of mycorrhizas for sustainable arable agricultural production using indigenous AMF populations and adopting appropriate crop production techniques
• Bridges the gap between soil microbiology, including increasing knowledge of mycorrhiza and agronomy
• Presents real-world practical insights and application-based results, including a chapter focused primarily on case studies
• Includes extensive illustrative diagrams and photographs

Content: Front-matter,Copyright,List of Figures,List of Plates,List of Tables,Preface,Taxonomy of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Referred to in this BookEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Challenges to Agriculture Systems, Pages 1-14 Chapter 2 - Agronomic Opportunities to Modify Cropping Systems and Soil Conditions Considered Supportive of an Abundant, Diverse AMF Population, Pages 15-38 Chapter 3 - The Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Current Constraints to Their Intentional Use in Agriculture, Pages 39-58 Chapter 4 - Diversity in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi*, Pages 59-79 Chapter 5 - Impacts on Host Plants of Interactions Between AMF and Other Soil Organisms in the Rhizosphere*, Pages 81-109 Chapter 6 - The Significance of an Intact Extraradical Mycelium and Early Root Colonization in Managing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Pages 111-130 Chapter 7 - New Tools to Investigate Biological Diversity and Functional Consequences*, Pages 131-141 Chapter 8 - Management of Biological and Functional Diversity in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Within Cropping Systems, Pages 143-173 References, Pages 175-222 Index, Pages 223-231