Endophytes of Forest Trees

by Pirttila, Anna Maria; Frank, A. Carolin

• ISBN13: 9789400715981
• ISBN10: 9400715986
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-26
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Diversity of Forest Tree Endophytes
Structure of Diversity in Dark Septate Endophytes: From Species to Genes	p. 3
Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Temperate Forest Trees	p. 31
The Holomorph Apiognomonia quercina/Discula quercina as a Pathogen/Endophyte in Oak	p. 47
Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Tropical Trees	p. 67
Tree Endophytes and Wood Biodegradation	p. 81
Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria in Forest Trees	p. 95
The Genomes of Endophytic Bacteria	p. 107
Endophytes in Tree Growth Promotion and Stress Tolerance
Endophytic Bacteria in Tree Shoot Tissues and Their Effects on Host	p. 139
Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest Trees	p. 151
The Endophytic Trichoderma hamatum Isolate DIS 219b Enhances Seedling Growth and Delays the Onset of Drought Stress in Theobroma cacao	p. 157
Abiotic Factors Affecting Endophyte Diversity
Responses of Foliar Endophytes to Pollution	p. 175
Dark Septate Endophytes and Mycorrhizal Fungi of Trees Affected by Pollution	p. 189
Bacterial Endophytes in Phytoremediation
Improved Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants Through Engineering of Bacterial Endophytes of Trees	p. 205
Endophyte-Assisted Phytoremediation of Explosives in Poplar Trees by Methylobacterium populi BJ001T	p. 217
The Promise of Endophytes in Biocontrol of Trees
Foliar Endophytes of Spruce Species Found in the Acadian Forest: Basis and Potential for Improving the Tolerance of the Forest to Spruce Budworm	p. 237
Endophytes in Forest Management: Four Challenges	p. 251
Endophytes as Sources of New Drug Compounds
Antimicrobial Compounds from Tree Endophytes	p. 265
Potential of Tree Endophytes as Sources for New Drug Compounds	p. 295
Index	p. 313
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