Endophytes for a Growing World

Trevor R. Hodkinson,Fiona M. Doohan,Matthew J. Saunders,Brian R. Murphy

• Editorial: Cambridge University Press
• Año: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781108676014
• Categoría: Biological Sciences
• Categoría: Botany

The book brings together papers covering the most recent scientific research from the top endophyte researchers in the world. It presents the state of the art in our knowledge and technical capacity and explores future directions of this work. It is highly relevant and timely because of the need to improve global food security and its sustainability, and also to provide novel bioactive molecules for medicine. There is also a need to protect forestry in a changing and growing world. Endophytes offer a huge potential to reduce environmentally damaging agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides. They are also a largely overlooked group of organisms where much basic science remains to be undertaken. For example, new molecular tools of DNA profiling using high throughput environmental sequencing are allowing the exploration of a previously largely unknown resource. There is a pressing need to convert scientific research on endophytes into practical application. This book describes how that will be achieved.

Índice

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• List of contributors
• Preface
• Part I Introduction
• Part II Role of Endophytes in Growth and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resistance
• Part III Diversity and Community Ecology of Endophytes
• Part IV Endophytes for Novel Biomolecules and In Vitro Methods
• Part V Application and Commercialisation of Endophytes in Crop Production
• Index