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Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration

  • The fourth updated, enlargend, and revised edition of the successful monograph on mycorrhiza - now in three volumes!
  • With a strong emphasis on latest findings in the role of mycorrhiza in food security and environmental protection
  • Up-to-date overview of current progresses in mycorrhiza and their association with plant productivity and environmental sustainability
  • A must hands-on guide, ideally suited for agri-biotechnology, soil biology, fungal biology including mycorrrhiza and stress management, academia and researchers

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. The Mechanisms of Nutrient Uptake by Arbuscular Mycorrhizae

    • Ibrahim OrtaÅŸ, Mazhar Rafique
    Pages 1-19
  3. Microbial Socialization Highlights the AMF Effect

    • Teresa Dias, Cristina Cruz, Ajit Varma, Juliana Melo, Patrícia Correia, Luís Carvalho
    Pages 99-113
  4. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Nutrient Resource Limitation: Predicting the Linkages and Effectiveness of Partnership

    • Mohammad Haneef Khan, M. K. Meghvansi, Kamal Prasad, Sazada Siddiqui, Ajit Varma
    Pages 115-130
  5. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Mediated Control of Plant Pathogens

    • Ishwar Singh, Bhoopander Giri
    Pages 131-160
  6. Mycorrhizal Fungi as Control Agents Against Plant Pathogens

    • Swati Tripathi, Siddhartha Kumar Mishra, Ajit Varma
    Pages 161-178
  7. Management of Fungal Pathogens by Mycorrhiza

    • Ram Prasad, Nomita Gupta, Urvashi Satti, Shanquan Wang, Ahmed IS Ahmed, Ajit Varma
    Pages 179-194
  8. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Biocontrol Agents for Parasitic Nematodes in Plants

    • Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Javid Manzoor, Razia Shuab, Rafiq Lone
    Pages 195-210
  9. The Impact of AMF Symbiosis in Alleviating Drought Tolerance in Field Crops

    • Jaagriti Tyagi, Eram Sultan, Annu Mishra, Maya Kumari, Ramesh Namdeo Pudake
    Pages 211-234
  10. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: A Tool for Enhancing Crop Production

    • Suvigya Sharma, Anil Kumar Sharma, Ram Prasad, Ajit Varma
    Pages 235-250
  11. Comparative Analysis of Metal Uptake Potential of Hyphal Fusion Progenies of AMF and Their Parents

    • Rajalakshmi Muralidharan, Prasun Ray, Alok Adholeya
    Pages 251-269
  12. Role of Mycorrhiza in Phytoremediation Processes: A Review

    • Manab Das, Vijay Sandeep Jakkula, Alok Adholeya
    Pages 271-286
  13. Conventional Methods for Mass Multiplication of AMF

    • Murugan Kumar, Anil Kumar Saxena
    Pages 287-300
  14. Piriformospora indica (Serendipita indica) Enhances Growth and Secondary Metabolites in Cucurma longa

    • Diksha Bhola, Ruchika Bajaj, Swati Tripathi, Ajit Varma
    Pages 313-326
  15. Effect of Azotobacter chroococcum and Piriformospora indica on Oryza sativa in Presence of Vermicompost

    • Sarita Manandhar, Reshma Tuladhar, Kamil Prajapati, Anjana Singh, Ajit Varma
    Pages 327-339
  16. Principles and Application of Confocal Microscopy to Understand Symbiotic Fungi

    • Surbhi Dabral, Diksha Bhola, Manpreet Kaur Attri, Manoj Nath, Ram Prasad, Saumya Singh et al.
    Pages 341-354

About this book

This is the fourth updated and revised edition of a well-received book that emphasises on fungal diversity, plant productivity and sustainability. It contains new chapters written by leading experts in the field.


This book is an up-to-date overview of current progress in mycorrhiza and association with plant productivity and environmental sustainability. The result is a must hands-on guide, ideally suited for agri-biotechnology, soil biology, fungal biology including mycorrrhiza and stress management, academia and researchers.


The topic of this book is particularly relevant to researchers involved in mycorrhiza, especially to food security, plant microbe interaction  and environmental protection.

Mycorrhizas are symbioses between fungi and the roots of higher plants. As more than 90% of all known species of plants have the potential to form mycorrhizal associations, the productivity and species composition and thediversity of natural ecosystems are frequently dependent upon the presence and activity of mycorrhizas. The biotechnological application of mycorrhizas is expected to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma, Ram Prasad, Narendra Tuteja

About the editors

Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Ajit Varma has completed his PhD at the age of 25 years from Allahabad University and Former Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is the Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and Vice Chairman, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 314 papers. Ajit Varma is the Fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of National Academy Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of Microbiology Society of India.
Ajit Varma is also series editor of the Springer series "Soil Biology".


Dr Ram Prasad: Assistant professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. He is working on plant microbe interaction, nanobiotechnology, and microbial biotechnology including fungal biology. Ram Prasad has edited several books and has published a number of research papers and review articles to his credit in international journals. During 2014, Ram Prasad has been awarded American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigator, USA.


Prof Dr Narendra Tuteja: An elected fellow of numerous academies and visiting scientists at ICGEB, New Delhi, he is currently Director and Head of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, UP, India. Narendra Tuteja has made significant contributions to crop improvement under adverse conditions, reporting the first helicase from plant and human cells and demonstrating new roles of Ku autoantigen, nuclolin and elF4A as DNA helicases. Narendra Tuteja also reported several high salinity stress tolerant genes from plant and fungi and developed salt/drought tolerant plants.

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Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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