Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur Utilisation by Fungi: Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at The University of Birmingham, April 1988

by Edited by Lynne Boddy , R. Marchant , D. J. Read

• ISBN13: 9780521106245
• ISBN10: 0521106249
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The only up-to-date and detailed analysis of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur utilization by fungi is presented in this book. Based on the 1988 British Mycological Society symposium, it is broadly based, covering four basic areas: physiology and metabolism of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur by fungi; role of these minerals in pathogenic relationships with plants; their role in mutualistic relationships with plants; and the role of saprotrophic fungi in cycling of the elements through ecosystems. This is a useful reference for research workers, advanced students and teachers of mycology, plant pathology, plant nutrition and soil ecology.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Some perspectives on nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism in fungi

The genetics and biochemistry of nitrate assimilation in ascomycete fungi

Transport and metabolism of suphur dioxide in yeasts and filamentous fungi

Inorganic sulphur oxidation by fungi

Sulphur compounds in fungi

Phosphonates: antifungal compounds against Oomycetes

Phosphorus and nitrogen fluxes between plant and fungus in parasitic associations

Effects of fungal pathogens on nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur relations of individual plants and populations

The nitrogen nutrition of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants

Acquisition of phosphorus by VA mycorrhizal fungi and the growth responses of their host plants

Phosphorus metabolism in mycorrhizas

Nitrogen relations of mat-forming lichens

Role of fungi in nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycling in temperate forest ecosystems

Index

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