Endophytes of Forest Trees

Biology and Applications
2011
ISBN: 978-94-007-3748-8
Verlag: Springer Netherland

Buch, Englisch, Band 80, 322 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 510 g

Reihe: Forestry Sciences

Found in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plant organs and tissue types. In trees, their ecological roles with respect to host tree can vary from latent pathogens or saprophytes to neutral commensalists and mutualists. Given their high diversity, and their bio-active nature, endophytes are currently being associated with a role in tree health against insect herbivores and fungal pathogens, as well as improving tree properties in phytoremediation. Meanwhile there is increasing interest in the potential of some tree endophytes as new sources of drug compounds.The first book on tree endophytes in several years, and containing contributions from leading authors in the field, this book provides an important reference text for professional researchers and advanced students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pirttilä, Anna Maria

Frank, A. Carolin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

EditorialPart I: Diversity of forest tree endophytes1. Structure of Diversity in Dark Septate Endophytes: From Species to GenesChristoph R. Grünig and Thomas N. Sieber2. Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Temperate Forest TreesMartin Unterseher3. The Holomorph Apiognomonia quercina/Discula quercina as a Pathogen/Endophyte in OakSalvatore Moricca and Alessandro Ragazzi4. Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Tropical TreesTrichur S. Suryanarayanan5. Tree Endophytes and Wood BiodegradationJaime Rodríguez, Juan Pedro Elissetche and Sofía Valenzuela6. Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria in Forest TreesHironari Izumi7. The Genomes of Endophytic Bacteria A. Carolin FrankPart II: Endophytes in tree growth promotion and stress tolerance8. Endophytic Bacteria in Tree Shoot Tissues and Their Effects on HostAnna Maria Pirttilä9. Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest TreesSharon L. Doty10. The endophytic Trichoderma hamatum Isolate DIS 219b Enhances Seedling Growth and Delays the Onset of Drought Stress in Theobroma cacaoBryan A. Bailey, Hanhong Bae, Rachel Melnick and Jayne CrozierPart III: Abiotic factors affecting endophyte diversity 11. Responses of Foliar Endophytes to PollutionMarjo Helander, Salla-Riikka Vesterlund and Kari Saikkonen12. Dark Septate Endophytes and Mycorrhizal Fungi of Trees Affected by PollutionMatevž LikarPart IV: Bacterial endophytes in phytoremediation13. Improved Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants through Engineering of Bacterial Endophytes of TreesSafiyh Taghavi, Nele Weyens, Jaco Vangronsveld and Daniel van der Lelie14. Endophyte-Assisted Phytoremediation of Explosives in Poplar Trees by Methylobacterium populi BJ001TBenoit Van Aken, Rouzbeh Tehrani and Jerald SchnoorPart V: The promise of endophytes in biocontrol of trees15. Foliar Endophytes of Spruce Species Found in the Acadian Forest: Basis and Potential for Improving the Tolerance of the Forest to Spruce BudwormJ. David Miller16. Endophytes in Forest Management: Four ChallengesGeorge NewcombePart VI: Endophytes as sources of new drug compounds17. Antimicrobial Compounds from Tree EndophytesAnja Schueffler and Timm Anke18. Potential of Tree Endophytes as Sources for New Drug CompoundsMysore V. Tejesvi and Anna Maria PirttiläIndex