Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth

Soil is a heterogeneous medium which supports more biodiversity per unit volume than any other system. This book explores how that biodiversity is translated into ecological functions supporting plant growth by providing both essential minerals for plant growth and other growth promoting factors lik...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Dighton, John (Editor ), Krumins, Jennifer Adams (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Biodiversity, Community and Ecosystems, 1
Temas:
Soil science.
Ecology .
Biodiversity.
Agriculture.
Forestry.
Microbial ecology.
Soil Science.
Ecology.
Microbial Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Soils and Their Promotion of Plant Growth; J. Dighton
  • 2. Soils supporting Biodiversity; E. Havlicek, E. Mitchell
  • 3. Beneficial Interactions in the Rhizosphere; W. H. G. Hol et al
  • 4. Trophic Interactions in Soil that Support Primary Production; J. Krumins
  • 5. Soils Suppressing Biodiversity; G. Pérès
  • 6. Root Pathogens; A. Termorshuizen
  • 7. Non-Trophic Interactions: Allelopathy; P. Pavlović et al
  • 8. Viruses in Soil; B. Reavy et al
  • 9. Soils Suppressing and Promoting Non-native Plant Invasions; K. Elgersma
  • 10. Urban Soils and the Challenge of Restoring Natural Ecosystems; P.A. Hazelton, A. Clements
  • 11. Towards a Holistic Approach to Soils and Plant Growth; D. C. Coleman, S. Fu
  • Index.

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