Methods in Rhizosphere Biology Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reinhardt, Didier (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sharma, Anil K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Rhizosphere Biology,
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Biology-Technique.; Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Plant pathology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Biological Techniques.; Microbial Ecology.; Plant Pathology.

This book compiles various methodologies used in understanding interactions within the rhizosphere. An in-depth understanding of the rhizosphere is essential to developing successful strategies for future sustainable agriculture. The book summarizes methods and techniques used to study the mechanism...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Root symbioses
• Chapter 1. Synthetic plasmids to challenge symbiotic nitrogen fixation between rhizobia and legumes
• Chapter 2. In vivo analysis of rhizosphere enzyme activities by the use of plastic syringes
• Chapter 3. Characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in roots of vineyard plants
• Chapter 4. Molecular methods for research on actinorhiza
• Chapter 5. Molecular and functional characterization of beneficial bacteria associated with AMF spores
• Part II: Plant pathogens and microbial plant protection
• Chapter 6. Oomycete-root interactions
• Chapter 7. Exploitation of rhizosphere microbiome services
• Chapter 8. Methods for detecting biocontrol and plant growth-promoting traits in rhizobacteria
• Chapter 9. A split-root method to study systemic and heritable traits induced by Trichoderma in tomato plants
• Part III: Experimental approaches and analytical techniques in rhizosphere biology
• Chapter 10. Using a tri-isotope (13C, 15N, 33P) labelling method to quantify rhizodeposition
• Chapter 11. Microscopic techniques coupled to molecular and genetic approaches to highlight cell-type specific differences in mycorrhizal symbiosis
• Chapter 12. From imaging to functional traits in interactions between roots and microbes
• Chapter 13. Live imaging of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
• Chapter 14. Microcosm approaches to investigate multitrophic interactions in microbial communities
• Chapter 15. Analysis of common mycorrhizal networks in microcosms.