Book ID: 43480
SCHWINTZER, Christa R. and John D.TJEPKEMA
The Biology of Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants. 1990. numerous black & white photos. figures. tabs. XVIII,408 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
Contents (main headings): Introduction/ Discoveries, Discussions andTrends in Research on Actinorhizal Root Nodule Symbioses before 1978/Systematics, Isolation, and Culture of Frankia/ The Infection Processand Nodule Development/ Cross-Inoculation Groups within Frankia andHost-Endosymbiont Associations/ Physiology and Biochemistry of Frankiain Culture/ The Physiology of Actinorhizal Nodules/ Oxygen Regulationand Hemoglobin/ Spore-Positive and Spore-Negative Nodules/ The MolecularGenetics of Frankia/ Micropropagation, Tissue Culture, and GeneticTransformation of Actinorhizal Plants and Betula/ The Genetics ofActinorhizal Plants/ Methods for Production and Use of ActinorhizalPlants in Forestry, Low Maintenance Landscapes, and Revegetation/Interactions among Actinorhizal and Associated Plant Species/ Currentand Potential Uses and Management of Casuarinaceae in the Tropics andSubtropics/ Actinorhizal Plants in Pacific Northwest Forests/ Currentand Potential Uses of Actinorhizal Plants in Europe.