Plant Microbe Interaction 2017 by Jan Schirawski
English | PDF | 2018 | 264 Pages | ISBN : N/A | 46.13 MB
Plants have inhabited this earth for more than 500 million years. During that time, a diverse array of different plants have developed, each adapted to its particular habitat. A particular habitat is not only defined by its physical or chemical conditions like illumination, humidity, temperature, availability of nutrients, or toxic compounds, but also by its microbial diversity. Not all plants are only passively colonized by microbes. It turns out that plants have elaborated mechanisms to defend themselves against parasitic or detrimental microbes, and also to support the growth of beneficial microbes. As such, plants are involved in shaping the environment to which they are exposed.
Plants are also the most significant modifiers of the recent earth’s atmosphere. The ability for photosynthesis, the fixation of carbon dioxide as biomass, the use of light as an energy source, and the generation of oxygen are among the most important qualities for making and maintaining this earth as a habitable environment. Therefore, plants are the most important contributors to the development of balanced ecosystems that support the large diversity of organisms present on earth today. Humans have learned to use and exploit plants for their own benefit. Plants are used as food, as feed, as building materials, as sources of medicines, as air conditioners, as fertilizers, as carbon dioxide binders, as embellishment, as heating materials, as detoxifiers, and much more. Recently, human activity has severely imbalanced the atmosphere of the earth, resulting in a very rapid climate change that does not leave enough time for the evolution of robust adaptations. Therefore, we need to quickly understand how plants are interacting with their environment, and which effects which environmental factors have on plant development. A better understanding of the complex interactions plants have with their environment will be needed to develop strategies for supporting plant growth under these increasingly adverse conditions. This book shall contribute to the necessary understanding of how plants are affected by their environment that is also shaped by microbes. The fifteen articles of the book highlight the newest research results in the area of plant–microbe interaction. The articles cover different aspects of plant–microbe interaction, and highlight studies for unraveling the mechanisms of plant disease, for understanding the beneficial functions of microbes and for elucidating complete microbiomes in an effort to correlate microbial diversity with plant health. We hope that the reader will find the narrative of these fifteen articles both informative and inspiring, that it will open the reader’s horizon on novel aspects, and lead to the creation of new and innovative ideas that will eventually help in preserving our earth as a balanced and comfortable place to be.Visit My Blog For Daily Very Exclusive Content,We Are Here For You And Without You And Your Support We Can’t Continue
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