Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dighton, John (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Krumins, Jennifer Adams (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Biodiversity, Community and Ecosystems, 1
• Θέματα: Environment.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Microbial ecology.; Forestry.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Microbial Ecology.

Soil is a heterogeneous medium which supports more biodiversity per unit volume than any other system. This book explores how that biodiversity is translated into ecological functions supporting plant growth by providing both essential minerals for plant growth and other growth promoting factors lik...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Soils and Their Promotion of Plant Growth; J. Dighton
• 2. Soils supporting Biodiversity; E. Havlicek, E. Mitchell
• 3. Beneficial Interactions in the Rhizosphere; W. H. G. Hol et al
• 4. Trophic Interactions in Soil that Support Primary Production; J. Krumins
• 5. Soils Suppressing Biodiversity; G. Pérès
• 6. Root Pathogens; A. Termorshuizen
• 7. Non-Trophic Interactions: Allelopathy; P. Pavlović et al
• 8. Viruses in Soil; B. Reavy et al
• 9. Soils Suppressing and Promoting Non-native Plant Invasions; K. Elgersma
• 10. Urban Soils and the Challenge of Restoring Natural Ecosystems; P.A. Hazelton, A. Clements
• 11. Towards a Holistic Approach to Soils and Plant Growth; D. C. Coleman, S. Fu
• Index.