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Design cropping practices that make the most of the contribution of AM fungi

Mycorrhizae in Crop Production is a comprehensive guide to the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in developing sustainable cropping systems. This unique book examines how AMF benefit crop plants in both greenhouse and field crop production. It's also a much-needed reference source on the management of the mycorrhizal symbiosis in non-English speaking countries where the development of AMF-based technologies is more advanced.

Mycorrhizae in Crop Production explores the form and function of AMF extraradical mycelial networks, the impact of those networks on plant uptake in macro- and micro-nutrients, and the interaction between AMF and plant pathogens. The book draws on research and applications in Latin America and India, where AMF-based technologies are a high priority in the development of horticultural production.

Mycorrhizae in Crop Production examines:

the nature and role of AM mycelia as plant providers
how AM fungi reduce the incidence of disease in plants
how AM fungi are best used in horticultural production
best practices for crop inoculation with effective AM strains
how AM biotechnologies are applicable in tropical crops
how AM inoculants are useful in soil rehabilitation
how the negative aspects of human activity on the environment has established a need for research in wealthier countries
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Mycorrhizae in Crop Production is an essential classroom and field resource for academics and researchers working in crop production, plant pathology, microbial ecology, soil science, and the environmental sciences. ... Read more

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Mycorrhizae are a type of fungus formed by the relationship between plant roots and soil, and there is a widespread agreement among botanists and soil scientists that mycorrhizae are beneficial to the health and growth of soil and plants. Research into mycorrhizae has grown enormously in recent years. It is now known that these fungi have numerous properties and functions - they promote plant growth, maintain plant and soil health, provide protection against root diseases, they assist production using reduced fertilizer and pesticides, they effect soil structure, nutrient acquisition, root length and root structure. Mycorrhizae have many useful modern practical applications -– the re-vegetation of landscapes, golf courses, contaminated soils, the prevention and retardation of leaf dehydration, the maintenance of soil and plant biodiversity -– to name but a few. The editors of this book have produced a valuable collection of specialised contemporary information describing state of the art and modern protocols in mycorrhizal research, compiled and presented in one authoritative volume. It will be a valued reference work for botanists, microbiologists, agricultural and soil scientists.

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A great many terrestrial plants live in close association with fungi.The features of this association known as mycorrhiza, are those of a mutualistic symbiosis. Almost all plants form mycorrhizae whereby the fungus provides soil resources to the plant in exchange for energy manufactured by the plant.The symbiosis means greater productivity under stress for the plant and a steady energy supply for the fungus.This book addresses the diverse and complex ways in which mycorrhizae affect the mechanisms for plant survival as individuals and populations, for community structure, and for ecosystem functioning. It integrates information on organisms interacting with mycorrhizae from bacteria to mammals. The author takes a unique evolutionary/ecological approach to describe how and under what conditions mycorrhizae influence basic ecological processes.The applications of mycorrhizal symbioses range from managing natural and agricultural lands to biotechnological processes that enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. ... Read more

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Current Advances in Mycorrhizae Research presents findings in the study of ectomycorrhizas and arbuscular mycorrhizas, which together colonize the majority of terrestrial plants. These beneficial fungi help plants by increasing nutrient uptake, enhancing water relations, and improving resistance to pests. The application of molecular genetic, biochemical, and physiological analyses to these symbiotic fungi is covered in this book, making it a must-have selection for anyone interested in mycorrhizae research and its effects on plant health.

This comprehensive volume also covers:
-- signaling recognition processes prior to colonization
-- how the host's defense mechanisms are regulated to allow for fungal growth within the root
-- ultrastructural aspects of the functioning mycorrhiza
-- cellular and whole plant aspects of the flow of carbon from host to fungus
-- significant progress in genetic engineering of ectomycorrhizal fungi to make them more efficient biocontrol organisms ... Read more

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Organic farming is a technique of producing crops, in which the use of synthetic and chemical inputs like fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives is avoided. To reduce the harm caused by indiscriminate use of synthetic chemicals, organic materials such as farm manure, compost, vermicompost, biofertilizer, biopesticide and so on, can be used.Over the years, need to go organic in agriculture is being increasingly felt for attaining sustainable production. The present book incorporates articles on different aspects of the subject in two sections. Section I deals with information on Organic Farming and Section II includes articles on Mycorrhizae. Both the sections provide most extensive and thematic coverage of the subject. It incorporates articles on organic farming, biofertilizers, PGPR bioinoculant, role of mycorrhiza in agriculture, biopesticides, VAM biotechnology and economics of bio-inputs usage in agriculture. It is of interest to agricultural scientists, teachers and researchers in the field of agriculture. ... Read more

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This book emphasizes the key role mycorrhizae play in sustainable systems of agricultural and forest production. Includes a discussion of ectomycorrhizae that occur on several major families of trees being managed for wood products. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Mycorrhizae," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Mycorrhizae in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Mycorrhizae when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Mycorrhizae, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Rapid progress has been made in arbuscular mycorrhizal research and in the understanding of the early events in colonization and host-induced changes. These developments, and those in the realm of rhizosphere, have produced a challenging scenario for future research, which is discussed here. ... Read more

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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.

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This digital document is an article from Interciencia, published by Interciencia Association on August 1, 2009. The length of the article is 5525 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: A designacao de biomassa a producao de raizes tinas em plantas terrestres e a formacao de associacOes simbioticas micorrizico arbusculares (MA) constituem adaptacOes de importancia em condicOes de baixa fertilidade. Em um mosaico de agricultura itinerante, conformado por duas areas de cultivo (parcelas), duas areas de 2-4 e de 4-6 anos de abandono depois de ser cultivadas (pousios) e uma area de bosque chuvoso pouco perturbado, se compararam a biomassa de raizes tinas (diametro <2mm), o potencial infectivo do solo e a densidade de esporas de fungos micorrizicos arbusculares (HMA). Amostras de solo e raizes foram coletadas aleatoriamente nos primeiros 15cm de profundidade. Observou-se uma proporcao significativamente maior de raizes tinas no manto superficial de raizes (estera) relativo ao solo mineral do bosque. A biomassa de raizes tinas diminuiu marcadamente e a esteira de raizes foi elbninada com a conversao de bosque a parcelas; No entanto, se formou uma esteira de raizes incipiente em um periodo de pousio de seis anos. A colonizacao MA, o numero de esporas e o potencial infectivo do solo aumentaram significativamente nas parcelas e nos pousios relativo ao bosque. Os resultados mostram que os efeitos adversos que pudese ter o fogo sobre os HMA sao revertidos durante a etapa de cultivo, devido possivelmente a plantacOes altamente susceptiveis a colonizacao MA. Estas tendencias apoiam o carater sustentavel da agricultura itinerante da etnia piaroa quando e praticada em sua forma tradicional.

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Title: Changes in root biomass and arbuscular mycorrhizae in shifting crops of the Venezuelan Amazon/Cambios en la biomasa de raices y micorrizas arbusculares en cultivos itinerantes del amazonas venezolano/Mudancas na biomassa de raizes e micorrizas arbusculares em cultivos itinerantes do amazonas venezolano.(COMUNICACIONES REPORTS/COMUNICACOES)
Author: Carolina Kalinhoff
Publication: Interciencia (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2009
Publisher: Interciencia Association
Volume: 34Issue: 8Page: 571(6)

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This digital document is a journal article from Applied Soil Ecology, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Exotic annual grasses have invaded most California grasslands, but the degree of invasion varies, as do the mycorrhizal communities associated with different grasslands. When restoring species to grasslands, it is important to consider the role mycorrhizal fungi and soil environmental conditions can play in affecting restoration success. For edaphic endemics soil properties will also likely be an important factor dictating the growth of the target species. We investigated how the rare forb, Erodium macrophyllum, grows in three different soils with associated mycorrhizal inocula in full factorial design. Soil and inocula came from a grassland dominated with the native grass, Nassella pulchra, a grassland dominated with exotic grasses, and from a clay soil in which E. macrophyllum is currently found. We found that E. macrophyllum responded differentially to soil textural classes and inocula, but there were no interactions; growth was greatest in loamy soil from the invaded grassland and inoculum from the invaded grassland increased growth the most regardless of soil characteristics. When restoring E. macrophyllum to different areas, soil characteristics will likely have the greatest affect on growth, but inocula will likely increase growth also. ... Read more

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A sand culture experiment was conducted to investigate whether mycorrhizal colonization and mycorrhizal fungal vesicular numbers were influenced by metal lead, and whether mycorrhizae enhance host plants tolerance to metal lead. Metal lead was applied as Pb(NO"3)"2 in solution at three levels (0, 300 and 600mgkg^-^1sand). Five mycorrhizal host plant species, Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl, Ixeris denticulate L., Lolium perenne L., Trifolium repens L. and Echinochloa crusgalli var. mitis were used to examine Pb-mycorrhizal interactions. The arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum consisted of mixed spores of mycorrhizal fungal species directly isolated from orchard soil. Compared to the untreated control, both Pb concentrations reduced mycorrhizal colonization by 3.8-70.4%. Numbers of AM fungal vesicles increased by 13.2-51.5% in 300mgPbkg^-^1sand but decreased by 9.4-50.9% in 600mgPbkg^-^1sand. Mycorrhizae significantly enhanced Pb accumulation both in shoot by 10.2-85.5% and in root by 9.3-118.4%. Mycorrhizae also enhanced shoot biomass and shoot P concentration under both Pb concentrations. Root/shoot ratios of Pb concentration were higher in highly mycorrhizal plant species (K.striata, I. denticulate, and E. crusgalli var. mitis) than that in poorly mycorrhizal ones (L. perenne and T. repens,). Mycorrhizal inoculation increased the root/shoot ratio of Pb concentration of highly mycorrhizal plant species by 7.6-57.2% but did not affect the poorly mycorrhizal ones. In the treatments with 300Pbmgkg^-^1sand, plant species with higher vesicular numbers tended to show higher root/shoot ratios of the Pb concentration. We suggest that under an elevated Pb condition, mycorrhizae could promote plant growth by increasing P uptake and mitigate Pb toxicity by sequestrating more Pb in roots. ... Read more