Biotechnology Applications in Forestry

Forest Microbiology Volume 4

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvO Asiegbu,Fre,Fred O Asiegbu,Andriy Kovalchuk

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Biotechnology Applications in Forestry: Forest Microbiology, Volume Four in the Forest Microbiology series, is a comprehensive exploration of harnessing the unique attributes of the microbes in the forest biome and their tree hosts. The book introduces the basics of genomics, applied bioinformatics and next generation sequencing, providing a firm foundation before moving to specific approach, application and use chapters. Further sections explore opportunities through the use of genetics to expand or improve on many of these positive attributes of forest trees and associated organisms, including adaptation to climate change as well as resilience to biotic and abiotic stressors.

Novel techniques and current advances in the application of modern biotechniques in tree health protection, mushroom technology, biological control, biochar, bioenergy, Isolate & strain selection, metabolic engineering and commercial application relevant for forest ecosystem are also addressed.

Outlines novel approaches in the use of fungi or bacteria for biocontrol of insect pests and invasive plant species
Highlights the many functions and uses of forest microbes as biofertilizers, in soil fertility, and in bioremediation, including phytoremediation
Addresses major industrial and biotechnological applications of forest microbes

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-01-22
Mått216 x 276 x 26 mm
Vikt1 320 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieForest Microbiology
Antal sidor482
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780443219030

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Dr Asiegbu has been the professor of forest pathology at the University of Helsinki since 2007. He has a master’s degree in applied microbiology and plant pathology, and a PhD in biotechnology. His major research focus has been the application of biotechnology knowledge and tools for the determination of ecological, molecular and biochemical pathways required by emerging fungal and forest pathogens to spread, infect and cause disease to trees worldwide. He has been a member of the faculty interdisciplinary Master's Programme in Biotechnology and is also an invited professor at Nanjing Forestry University in China. Dr Kovalchuk is a researcher at the University of Helsinki. He has a PhD in molecular biology and has over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications on forest microbiomes.

Biotechnology: history, processes, and prospects in forestryIntroduction to genomicsNext-generation sequencing: principles and technical considerationsIntroductory applied bioinformaticsHow to conduct phylogenetic analysis with molecular dataEntomopathogenic fungi: harnessing nature’s biocontrol agents for sustainable forest pest managementMicrobial control in forestryUse of interfering RNA strategies and phages for the control of forest pathogens, pests and diseasesLow-risk pesticides in the EU: economic and regulatory considerations for agriculture and forestryNitrogen-fixing organismsArbuscular mycorrhizal fungiBiochar in forestryInnovative approaches in phytoremediation researchFilamentous fungi in biotechnologyMedicinal plants and trees: methods of extraction and isolation of bioactive compounds with emphasis on some selected African medicinal plantsMedicinal properties of wild and cultivated mushrooms from the tropics: Malaysia as a case studyNovel wood-based biomaterialsBiopulping, biobleaching, and deinkingTree population genomicsGenetically modified trees (concept, principles, and applications)Somatic embryogenesis: concept, principles, and applicationsRegulatory considerations for the release of genetically modified treesClimatic and stress memory in trees - and how to study itRemote sensing approaches for assessing and monitoring forest healthArtificial intelligence in forest management and tree health protection