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Mycorrhizal Fungi: Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration

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Editors:
  1. Zakaria M. Solaiman

    1. School of Earth and Environment, and UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

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  2. Lynette K. Abbott

    1. School of Earth and Environment, and UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

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  3. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

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  • Combines recent findings on and practical applications of mycorrhizas
  • Broadens readers’ understanding of the complex interactions between plants and fungi
  • Offers a valuable source of information for scientists working in microbiology, the crop sciences, soil sciences, agriculture, horticulture and forestry
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 41)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Use of Mycorrhiza in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration

    • Zakaria M. Solaiman, Bede Mickan
    Pages 1-15

  3. Assessing Economic Benefits of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Potential Indicator of Soil Health

    • L. K. Abbott, S. Lumley
    Pages 17-31

  4. Contribution of Dynamics of Root Colonisation by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Communities to Ecosystem Function

    • Sutarman Gafur
    Pages 33-43

  5. Biofertilizers with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Agriculture

    • Olmar B. Weber
    Pages 45-66

  6. Mycorrhizal Inoculum Production

    • Shivom Singh, Kajal Srivastava, Suvigya Sharma, A. K. Sharma
    Pages 67-79

  7. Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inocula for Horticultural Crop Production

    • Keitaro Tawaraya
    Pages 81-87

  8. Management of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Sustainable Crop Production

    • C. Yang, W. Ellouze, A. Navarro-Borrell, A. Esmaeili Taheri, R. Klabi, M. Dai et al.
    Pages 89-118

  9. Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Production of Annual Oilseed Crops

    • Mahaveer P. Sharma, Sushil K. Sharma, R. D. Prasad, Kamal K. Pal, Rinku Dey
    Pages 119-148

  10. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Diversity and Function in Grassland Ecosystems

    • Tomoko Kojima, Sasha Jenkins, Anjani Weerasekara, Jing-Wei Fan
    Pages 149-169

  11. Application of AM Fungi to Improve the Value of Medicinal Plants

    • Ying Long Chen, Jun Xi Li, Lan Ping Guo, Xin Hua He, Lu Qi Huang
    Pages 171-187

  12. Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and Their Role in Plant Zinc Nutrition

    • Timothy R. Cavagnaro
    Pages 189-200

  13. Function of Mycorrhizae in Extreme Environments

    • Catherine A. Zabinski, Rebecca A. Bunn
    Pages 201-214

  14. Alleviation of Soil Stresses by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

    • Obed F. Madiba
    Pages 215-224

  15. Mechanisms for Alleviation of Plant Water Stress Involving Arbuscular Mycorrhizas

    • Bede Mickan
    Pages 225-239

  16. Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Alleviation of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants

    • Hamid Amir, Philippe Jourand, Yvon Cavaloc, Marc Ducousso
    Pages 241-258

  17. Arsenic Uptake and Phytoremediation Potential by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

    • Xinhua He, Erik Lilleskov
    Pages 259-275

  18. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization and Agricultural Land Use History

    • Irnanda A. F. Djuuna
    Pages 277-286

  19. Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Soil Carbon Sequestration

    • Zakaria M. Solaiman
    Pages 287-296

  20. Biochar as a Habitat for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

    • Noraini M. Jaafar
    Pages 297-311
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Earth and Environment, and UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

    Zakaria M. Solaiman, Lynette K. Abbott

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mycorrhizal Fungi: Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration

  • Editors: Zakaria M. Solaiman, Lynette K. Abbott, Ajit Varma

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45370-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-45369-8Published: 15 January 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50692-9Published: 06 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-45370-4Published: 29 December 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 407

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry Management, Microbiology, Soil Science & Conservation, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

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