In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas (Soil Biology)
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Book Description
The technique of in vitro cultivation of root organs has been developed over the past few decades and opens up new ways of studying plant-fungi associations. It is a technical breakthrough, especially for the investigation of the ubiquitous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, since these obligate symbionts rely on plant tissue. This is the first book describing this unique in vitro cultivation, which has markedly improved our general understanding of symbiosis. Presented by an international group of authors, including pioneers of this technique, it should encourage researchers to apply the method in further new studies on mycorrhizal fungi and plant-fungi interactions. Various biological aspects such as the physiology, biochemistry, biodiversity, and life cycles of fungi as well as the effects of symbiosis on plant growth and development are described, including large-scale fungus production for biotechnological use. Detailed protocols allow the immediate application of the method to culture mycorrhizal fungi in vitro.
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This is the first book describing in vitro cultivation of root organs. The text describes various biological aspects such as the physiology, biochemistry, biodiversity, and life cycles of fungi, as well as the effects of symbiosis on plant growth and development, including large-scale fungus production for biotechnological use. Detailed protocols allow the immediate application of the method to culture mycorrhizal fungi in vitro.
In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas (Soil Biology),Stéphane Declerck,Désiré-Georges Strullu,J. André Fortin,Springer,3540240276,Agriculture - General,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Ecology,Mycorrhizas,Science,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Science / Botany,fungi,monoxenic culture,mycorrhiza,plant-fungi interaction,root organ culture,symbiosis
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