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Functional Importance of the Plant Microbiome

Implications for Agriculture, Forestry and Bioenergy

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Editors:
  1. Sharon Lafferty Doty

    1. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  • World-renowned scientists share their areas of expertise on plant microbiome research
  • Fully up-to-date chapters on the symbiotic relationship between endophytes and host organisms
  • Agricultural paradigms of using endophytes to improve plant health and crop yields are discussed

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Functional Importance of the Plant Endophytic Microbiome: Implications for Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioenergy

    • Sharon Lafferty Doty
    Pages 1-5

  3. Endophytic N-Fixation: Controversy and a Path Forward

    • Sharon Lafferty Doty
    Pages 7-20

  4. Endophyte-Promoted Nutrient Acquisition: Phosphorus and Iron

    • Sagar Chhabra, David N. Dowling
    Pages 21-42

  5. Endophyte Effects on Photosynthesis and Water Use of Plant Hosts: A Meta-Analysis

    • Hyungmin Rho, Soo-Hyung Kim
    Pages 43-69

  6. The Symbiogenic Tango: Achieving Climate-Resilient Crops Via Mutualistic Plant-Fungal Relationships

    • Regina S. Redman, Rusty J. Rodriguez
    Pages 71-87

  7. Endophytic Phytohormones and Their Role in Plant Growth Promotion

    • Shimaila Ali, Trevor C. Charles, Bernard R. Glick
    Pages 89-105

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 107-111
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About this book

This book addresses all the major mechanisms by which endophytes are thought to impact plant growth and health. A unique aspect of this publication is that it is multidisciplinary, covering plant microbiology, plant physiology, fungal and bacterial endophytes, plant biochemistry, and genomics.

Just as research on the mammalian microbiome has demonstrated its importance for overall health of the host, the plant microbiota is essential for plant health in natural environments. Endophytes, the microorganisms living fully within plants, can provide a multitude of benefits to the host including N-fixation, P solubilization, increased photosynthetic efficiency and water use efficiency, stress tolerance, pathogen resistance, and overall increased growth and health. A variety of culturable endophytes have been isolated and shown to be mutualistic symbionts with a broad range of plant species. These studies point to the functional importance of the microbiota of plants and suggest the potential for tailoring plant microbiota for improved vigor and yields with reduced inputs. This review covers the major benefits of microbial endophytes to plants and discusses the implications of using symbiosis as an alternative to chemical inputs for agriculture, forestry, and bioenergy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Sharon Lafferty Doty

About the editor

Dr. Sharon Lafferty Doty is a Professor at the University of Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.  Her research area is on the functional importance of the plant microbiome, specifically the microbial endophytes of poplar and willow, two early successional pioneer plant genera. She is the current Chair of the working group on Environmental and Ecosystem Services of the International Poplar Commission, a branch of the United Nations (UN). She was recently elected vice president of the International Symbiosis Society (ISS) in charge of education. She is also a member of the UW Astrobiology program. Her lab is currently working with microbial strains for improved phytoremediation of organic and inorganic pollutants, and for improved plant growth, health, and stress tolerance with reduced chemical inputs.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Functional Importance of the Plant Microbiome

  • Book Subtitle: Implications for Agriculture, Forestry and Bioenergy

  • Editors: Sharon Lafferty Doty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65897-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65896-4Published: 05 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88126-3Published: 12 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65897-1Published: 21 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 111

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Cell Physiology, Plant Ecology

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