Piriformospora indica: Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications (2013) (Soil Biology #33)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2013
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783642338021
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783642338014
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Date of Addition:
- 08/20/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Ajit Varma
- Edited by:
- Gerhard Kost
- Edited by:
- Ralf Oelmüller
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