{"product_id":"9781461369158","title":"Mycorrhizal Biology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMycorrhizal Biology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMukerji, K.G.; Chamola, B.P.; Singh, Jagjit\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e`\u003c\/strong\u003eThe fundamental problem the world faces today, is the  rapidly increasing pressure of population on the limited resources of  the land. To meet the ever increasing demands of expanding  populations, agricultural production has been raised through the  abundant use of inorganic fertilizers, the adoption of multicropping  systems and liberal application of chemical pesticides (fungicides,  bactericides, etc. ). Though the use of chemicals has increased the  yield dramatically, it has also resulted in the rapid deterioration of  land and water resources apart from wastage of scarce resources. This  has adversely affected the biological balance and lead to the presence  of toxic residues in food, soil and water in addition to imposing  economic constraints on developing countries.\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e (From the  Preface) \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Biology\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the global problem of land  degradation and the associated loss of soil productivity and decline  in soil quality caused by exploitative farming practices and poor  management in developing countries, and the far reaching  socio-economic and ecological consequences of its impact on  agricultural productivity and the environment. In the light of a need  for sustainable development, a new system of productive agriculture,  to ensure the efficient management of agricultural inputs for long  term high crop productivity with minimum damage to the ecological and  socio-economic environment is essential. The management of mycorrhizal  fungi will form a significant part of such a system and this work  investigates the key association of plant roots with mycorrhizal  fungi, known to benefit plants under conditions of nutritional and  water stress and pathogen challenge and analyses the developments in  our understanding of the genetic loci that govern mycorrhiza  formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461369158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461369158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-4265-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358684934284,"sku":"9781461369158","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461369158.jpg?v=1755111737","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461369158","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}