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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437835703321

Titolo

Piriformospora indica : Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications / / edited by Ajit Varma, Gerhard Kost, Ralf Oelmüller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-299-33678-7

3-642-33802-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Collana

Soil Biology, , 2196-4831 ; ; 33

Altri autori (Persone)

VarmaAjit

KostGerhard

OelmullerRalf

Disciplina

579.5

Soggetti

Microbiology

Agriculture

Plant biotechnology

Fungi

Mycology

Soil science

Plant Biotechnology

Soil Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Piriformospora indica as Beneficial Root Symbiont -- Interaction with Different Plant Species -- Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors -- Piriformospora indica and Macronutrients for Plants -- Experimental Protocols for Piriformospora indica Studies.

Sommario/riassunto

Sebacinales have emerged as a fascinating order with mutualistic plant-fungal symbionts that consists of exclusively beneficial fungi. This volume of Soil Biology presents an overview of the current results in Sebacinales research with a focus on the potential of these fungi in crop improvement and stress tolerance. The authors demonstrate that Sebacinales are not only extremely versatile in their associations with roots, but are also almost universally present as symptomless



endophytes. With this extraordinary diversity, Sebacinales with the key fungus Piriformospora indica might possess remarkable significance in natural ecosystems. Their biotechnological applications are expected to improve the quality of crops while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.