MYCORRHIZAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Other Authors: Thangadurai, D. (edited), Busso, Carlos Alberto (edited), Hijri, Mohamed (edited)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL Distributed by CRC Press 2010
• Subjects: Mycorrhizas > Biotechnology; Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas > Biotechnology
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• Physical Description: x, 216 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781578086917; 1578086914

Several studies have demonstrated that mycorrhizal associations play vital role in plant nutrition. They greatly increase the efficiency of nutrient and water uptake, enhance resistance to pathogens, and buffer plant species against several environmental stresses and drought resistance. Mycorrhizae also improve plant growth and survival in soils contaminated by heavy metals. This book emphasizes the biotechnological application of mycorrhizae to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.