Mycorrhiza -- eco-physiology, secondary metabolites, nanomaterials

This is the fourth updated and revised edition of a well-received book that emphasises on fungal diversity, plant productivity and sustainability. It contains new chapters written by leading experts in the field. This book is an up-to-date overview of current progress in mycorrhiza and association with plant productivity and environmental sustainability. The result is a must hands-on guide, ideally suited for agri-biotechnology, soil biology, fungal biology including mycorrrhiza and stress management, academia and researchers. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to researchers involved in mycorrhiza, especially to food security and environmental protection. Mycorrhizas are symbioses between fungi and the roots of higher plants. As more than 90% of all known species of plants have the potential to form mycorrhizal associations, the productivity and species composition and the diversity of natural ecosystems are frequently dependent upon the pr esence and activity of mycorrhizas. The biotechnological application of mycorrhizas is expected to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems. Read more... Abstract: This is the fourth updated and revised edition of a well-received book that emphasises on fungal diversity, plant productivity and sustainability. It contains new chapters written by leading experts in the field. This book is an up-to-date overview of current progress in mycorrhiza and association with plant productivity and environmental sustainability. The result is a must hands-on guide, ideally suited for agri-biotechnology, soil biology, fungal biology including mycorrrhiza and stress management, academia and researchers. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to researchers involved in mycorrhiza, especially to food security and environmental protection. Mycorrhizas are symbioses between fungi and the roots of higher plants. As more than 90% of all known species of plants have the potential to form mycorrhizal associations, the productivity and species composition and the diversity of natural ecosystems are frequently dependent upon the pr esence and activity of mycorrhizas. The biotechnological application of mycorrhizas is expected to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Carbon Fluxes in Mycorrhizal Plants (Veronika Řezáčová, Tereza Konvalinková, Jan Jansa)....Pages 1-21 Basic and Applied Research for Desert Truffle Cultivation (Asunción Morte, Manuela Pérez-Gilabert, Almudena Gutiérrez, Francisco Arenas, José Eduardo Marqués-Gálvez, Juan Julián Bordallo et al.)....Pages 23-42 The Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Mycorrhizal-Like Fungus Piriformospora indica in Biocontrol of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Ruchika Bajaj, Ram Prasad, Ajit Varma, Kathryn E. Bushley)....Pages 43-56 Mycorrhizal Fungi Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress (Manoj Kumar, Ram Prasad, Vivek Kumar, Narendra Tuteja, Ajit Varma)....Pages 57-69 Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Salinity Tolerance and Growth Response in Plants Under Salt Stress Conditions (Mahesh Borde, Mayura Dudhane, Mohan Kulkarni)....Pages 71-86 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Technology Based on Ecosystem Services Rendered by Native Flora for Improving Phosphorus Nutrition of Upland Rice: Status and Prospect (Dipankar Maiti, Neha Nancy Toppo, Mukesh Nitin, Binit Kumar)....Pages 87-105 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Redeeming Arsenic Toxicity in Plants (Surbhi Sharma, Neeraja Singh, Rupam Kapoor)....Pages 107-133 Co-cultivation of Piriformospora indica with Azotobacter sp. (Prasun Bandyopadhyay, Ajit Varma)....Pages 135-148 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Genetic and Functional Diversity (Rekha Pandey, Neera Garg)....Pages 149-181 Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Ways Underlying Plant–Fungus Interactions (Shaily Javeria, Vivek Kumar, Pratibha Sharma, Lakshman Prasad, Manoj Kumar, Ajit Varma)....Pages 183-207 The Management of the Mycorrhizal Soil Infectivity: Ecological and Technical Approaches (Adrien Lies, Yves Prin, Robin Duponnois, Hicham Ferhout)....Pages 209-221 Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Metabolism and Signaling in Plant-Mycorrhizal Association Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions (Manoj Nath, Deepesh Bhatt, Ram Prasad, Narendra Tuteja)....Pages 223-232 Stimulated Growth of Lycopersicum esculentum CLA 1131 in Presence of Piriformospora indica and Vermicompost (Reshma Tuladhar, Kenneth Shahi, Sujen Man Shrestha, Anjana Singh, Ajit Varma)....Pages 233-245 Promotion and Value Addition to Some Important Medicinal Plants Under Saline Condition by Intervention of a Novel Mycorrhizal Formulation (Priyanka Sharma, Hemesh Joshi, Amit C. Kharkwal, Narendra Tuteja, Ajit Varma)....Pages 247-272 Cocultivation of Piriformospora indica and Azotobacter chroococcum for Production of Artemisinin (Prasun Bandyopadhyay, Monika Arora, M. Z. Abdin, Ajit Varma)....Pages 273-281 Microbial Symbiosis and Bioactive Ingredients of Medicinal Plants (Divya Kilam, Priyanka Sharma, Abha Agnihotri, Amit Kharkwal, Ajit Varma)....Pages 283-302 Cultivation of Piriformospora indica with Nanomaterial in Bioreactor ( Uma, Ajit Varma)....Pages 303-310 Understanding the Mycorrhiza-Nanoparticles Interaction (Avinash Ingle, Dnyaneshwar Rathod, Ajit Varma, Mahendra Rai)....Pages 311-324 Back Matter ....Pages 325-334