Microbial Activity in the Rhizosphere (Hardcover)

Rhizosphere Biology - an Overview.- Methods and Techniques for Isolation, Enumeration and Characterization of Rhizosphere Microorganisms.- Root Exudates as Determinant of Rhizospheric Microbial Biodiversity.- Rhizosphere Microbial Community Dynamics.- The Role of Rhizotrons and Minirhizotrons in Evaluating the Dynamics of Rhizoplane-Rhizosphere Microflora.- Significance of Bacteria in the Rhizosphere.- Interactions Among Beneficial Microorganisms.- Bacterial Community Composition and Activity in Rhizosphere of Roots Colonized by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.- Mycorrhizosphere Concept.- Molecular Techniques for Understanding the Microbial Community Structure in Mycorrhizosphere.- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Formand Functioning of the Root System.- Fungal Recognition Responses to Host Derived Signals by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.- Interactions Between Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizospheric Microbes.- Role of Beneficial Microsymbionts on the Plant Performance and Plant Fitness.- Bacteria Helping Mycorrhiza Development.- Rhizosphere Regulation of Preinfection Behavior of Oomycete Plant Pathogens.