Management of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Mycoremediation and Phytostabilization
- 1st Edition - February 26, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Qiang-Sheng Wu
- Language: English
Management of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Mycoremediation and Phytostabilization overviews the many advances that have been made in mycorrhizal research and practice. Many microo… Read more
Description
Description
Management of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Mycoremediation and Phytostabilization overviews the many advances that have been made in mycorrhizal research and practice. Many microorganisms are present in plant rhizosphere, among which root-associated mycorrhizal fungi are ancient fungi that have evolved along with the evolution of plants. Mycorrhizal fungi of the soil can colonize more than 80% of terrestrial plant roots, where the mycorrhizal symbiosis helps the host to obtain water and nutrients, in exchange of lipids and sugars from the host plant to the mycorrhizal fungus for its life history. The mycorrhizal extraradical mycelium can extend beyond the root zone, enabling the absorption of water and nutrients from the soil. Thus, the reciprocal symbiosis can provide an important technology for crop reduction of fertilizer inputs and environmental stewardship. Mycorrhizal fungal fertilizers have been produced commercially in Europe, Asia, and North America, which provides strong support for mycorrhizal applications in agriculture and environmental field. Therefore, there is a great need to summarize the recent research results and bring them together in a book. This book provides soil scientists and mycorrhizal researchers with a comprehensive overview of new advances in mycorrhizal fungi. It may also serve as a reference for professionals in adjacent fields working in environmental management, microbiology, and crop science.
Key features
Key features
- Provides readers with new insights into mycorrhizae, such as lipids as mycorrhizal energy substances, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi in various environments
- Presents the role of mycorrhizal fungi in sustainable soil science
- Highlights the potential of phytoremediation and mycorrhizal remediation in contaminated soils
Readership
Readership
Soil scientists
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Fatty acids as a carbon and energy source for the asymbiotic development of AM fungi
2. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: belowground drivers of plant nutrition
3. Regulation of gene expression in mycorrhizal symbiosis
4. AM fungi-associated glomalin and plant growth: A visual analysis
5. Glomalin related soil protein: A potential soil conditioner and plant biostimulant
6. Improving melon yield, quality, and safety attributes: role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
7. Significance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in improving the growth, chemical profile, and biological activities of medicinal and aromatic plants
8. Role of arbuscular mycorrizal fungi in plant growth promotion and biotic stress management
9. Mycorrhizal fungi and nanotechnology for plant health
10. Mycorrhizal fungi in tropical agroecosystems in America
11. Potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to support the conservation effort of siompu citrus (Citrus nobilis I.)
12. The bioirrigation concept: contributions of the common mycorrhizal network in cereal-legume intercropping in rain fed agriculture
13. Mycorrhizal fungi in Brazilian tropical biomes
14. Biological control of the citrus nematodes Tylenchulus semipenetrans using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
15. Mycorrhizae and soil pathogens in tropical regions
16. Mycorrhizal fungi in infertile and weathered soils
17. Mycoremediation: A bio-based approach towards environmental sustainability
18. Mycorrhiza-assisted phytoremediation and food security: Opportunities and challenges to regain sustainability in soil–crop systems
19. Towards the integration of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants in sustainable agriculture. Results in Cuba. Progress and challenges
2. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: belowground drivers of plant nutrition
3. Regulation of gene expression in mycorrhizal symbiosis
4. AM fungi-associated glomalin and plant growth: A visual analysis
5. Glomalin related soil protein: A potential soil conditioner and plant biostimulant
6. Improving melon yield, quality, and safety attributes: role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
7. Significance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in improving the growth, chemical profile, and biological activities of medicinal and aromatic plants
8. Role of arbuscular mycorrizal fungi in plant growth promotion and biotic stress management
9. Mycorrhizal fungi and nanotechnology for plant health
10. Mycorrhizal fungi in tropical agroecosystems in America
11. Potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to support the conservation effort of siompu citrus (Citrus nobilis I.)
12. The bioirrigation concept: contributions of the common mycorrhizal network in cereal-legume intercropping in rain fed agriculture
13. Mycorrhizal fungi in Brazilian tropical biomes
14. Biological control of the citrus nematodes Tylenchulus semipenetrans using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
15. Mycorrhizae and soil pathogens in tropical regions
16. Mycorrhizal fungi in infertile and weathered soils
17. Mycoremediation: A bio-based approach towards environmental sustainability
18. Mycorrhiza-assisted phytoremediation and food security: Opportunities and challenges to regain sustainability in soil–crop systems
19. Towards the integration of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants in sustainable agriculture. Results in Cuba. Progress and challenges
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 25, 2025
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Qiang-Sheng Wu
Qiang-Sheng Wu received his PhD from Huazhong Agricultural University, China. He is Professor at the College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China, and is associated with the Institute of Root Biology at Yangtze University. He also serves as an invited professor at the University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. His research focuses on root endophytic fungi, particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and their roles in plant growth, root biology, soil processes, and stress adaptation in horticultural crops. His work has made significant contributions to understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms by which AMF improve drought tolerance, nutrient uptake, antioxidant defence, osmotic regulation, and soil structure, especially in citrus and other fruit crops. Prof. Wu has published extensively in the fields of mycorrhizal biology, plant stress physiology, root–soil interactions, and sustainable horticulture, and has edited several academic books related to arbuscular mycorrhizas and plant stress tolerance. His research is widely recognised in plant science and agronomy, particularly for advancing the application of beneficial fungi in sustainable agriculture and environmental stress management.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaView book on ScienceDirect
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