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Anatomy of Root from Eyes of a Microbiologist

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Root Engineering

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 40))

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Microbial association with plants has multidimensional attribute. Mycorrhizosphere microbes contribute effectively to disease resistance and nutrient cycling in plant and thus can be applied for crop development, optimization of plant health, nutrition, yield, etc. This chapter gives insight of root anatomy and microbe-associated complex root structural units. The chapter also focuses on communication between root and microbes as well as communication within microorganisms. Microbes are brilliantly associated with various root parts playing significant role in transport of nutrients proving beneficial to both plants and soil. Bacteria dominating root structure are Pseudomonas, Serratia, Azospirillum, Bacillus, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, etc., and some fungi are Piriformospora indica, Piriformospora williamsii, Leccinum, Suillus, etc.

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Shrivastava, S., Prasad, R., Varma, A. (2014). Anatomy of Root from Eyes of a Microbiologist. In: Morte, A., Varma, A. (eds) Root Engineering. Soil Biology, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54276-3_1

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