Plant Surface Microbiology

Introduction 1 State of the ArtA Varma, L.K. Abbott, D. Werner and R. Hampp Section A 2 Root Colonization Following Seed InoculationT.F.C. Chin-A-Woeng and B. J. J. Lugtenberg 3 Methanogenic Microbial Communities Associated with Aquatic PlantsR. Conrad 4 Role of Functional Group of Microorganisms on the Rhizosphere Microcosm DynamicsG. Andrade 5 Diversity and Functions of Soil Microflora in Development of PlantsR.C. Kuhad, D. M. Kothamasi, K. K. Tripathi and A. Singh 6 Signalling in the Rhizobia-Legumes SymbiosisD. Werner Section B 7 The Functional Groups of Microorganisms used as Bio-indicator on Soil Disturbance Caused by Biotech Product such as Bacillius thuringiensis and Bt transgenic PlantsG. Andrade 8 The Use of ACC Deaminase-Containing Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria to Protect Plants Against the Deleterious Effects of EthyleneB. R. Glick and D. M. Penrose 9 Interaction Between Epiphyllic Micro-organisms and Leaf CuticlesL. Schreiber, U. Krimm and D. Knoll 10 DevelopmentalInteractions Between Clavicipitaleans and Their Host PlantsJ. F. White Jr., F. Belanger, R. Sullivan, E. Lewis, M. Moy and W. Meyer 11 Interaction of Microbes with Genetically Modified PlantsM. Kaldorf, C. Zhang, U. Nehls, R. Hampp and F. Buscot Section C 12 Interaction Between Soil Bacteria and Ectomycorrhiza-Forming FungiR. Hampp and A. Maier 13 The Surface of Ectomycorrhizal Roots and the Interaction with Ectomycorrhizal FungiI. Kottke 14 Cellular Ustilaginomycetes-Plant InteractionsR. Bauer and F. Oberwinkler 15 Interaction of Piriformospora indica with Diverse Microorganisms and PlantsG.H. Pham, An. Singh, R. Malla, R. Kumari, K.-H. Rexer, G. Kost, P. Luis, M. Kaldorf, F. Buscot, S. Herrmann, T. Peskan, R Oelmuller, A.K. Saxena, S. Declerck, M. Mittag, E. Stabentheiner, S. Hehl and A. Varma 16 Cellular Basidiomycete-Fungus InteractionsR. Bauer and F. Oberwinkler Section D 17 Fungal EndophytesS. R. Ghimire and K. D. Hyde 18 Mycorrhizal Development and CytoskeletonM. Raudaskoski, M.

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"This more than 620-page volume (which includes 138 illustrations, two of which are in colour, and a considerable, detailed subject index) carefully examines the interaction between plants and micro-organisms located on plant surfaces a ] . This volume summarizes and updates both the state of knowledge and theories and their possible biotechnological applications. It will be thus interest to a diverse audience of researchers, and instructors, especially biologists, biochemists, agronomists, foresters, horticulturists, mycologists, soil scientists, ecologists, plant physiologists, plant molecular biologists, geneticists, and microbiologists." (P. L. Pisanni, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Issue 3, 2005)