Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae
Jeff Lowenfels
(Author)
Description
"Accomplishes what few other books have--helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web." --Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World Teaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, home gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. This must-have guide will teach you how fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Timber Press (OR)
Publish Date
January 11, 2017
Pages
172
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.1 X 1.0 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781604697292
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About the Author
Jeff Lowenfels is a well-respected and popular national garden writer. The former president of the Garden Writers of America, he was made a GWA Fellow in 1999. He is also the founder of Plant a Row for the Hungry, a program that advocates for food donation and has led to over a million pounds of produce being donated to the hungry every year. He currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska.
Reviews
"Accomplishes what few other books have--helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web." --Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
"A thorough yet accessible look at mycorrhizal fungi and their critical role in plant health and survival. . . . I recommend this book for the intermediate to advanced gardener, and certainly for anyone who grows plants professionally." --The American Gardener
"Does much to bring the concept to light." --Choice
"This small but mighty guide. . . translates complex science into clear language to enhance your knowledge of your garden soil." --Michigan Gardener
"At the end of this book, you will have all the knowledge you need to make your own inoculants and predict how they will benefit your crop, lawn, or garden." --The Gardener
"To say [Lowenfels] thinks deeply about this subterranean world [of soil] is an understatement." --Hamodia
"Teaming With Fungi helpfully demonstrates just how to apply the core principles of the mycorrhizal fungi process to produce healthier, hardier, happier Cannabis plants." --The Northwest Leaf
"The third great microbe title of Lowenfels' organic gardener's earthy trilogy." --The Daily Inter Lake
"A thorough yet accessible look at mycorrhizal fungi and their critical role in plant health and survival. . . . I recommend this book for the intermediate to advanced gardener, and certainly for anyone who grows plants professionally." --The American Gardener
"Does much to bring the concept to light." --Choice
"This small but mighty guide. . . translates complex science into clear language to enhance your knowledge of your garden soil." --Michigan Gardener
"At the end of this book, you will have all the knowledge you need to make your own inoculants and predict how they will benefit your crop, lawn, or garden." --The Gardener
"To say [Lowenfels] thinks deeply about this subterranean world [of soil] is an understatement." --Hamodia
"Teaming With Fungi helpfully demonstrates just how to apply the core principles of the mycorrhizal fungi process to produce healthier, hardier, happier Cannabis plants." --The Northwest Leaf
"The third great microbe title of Lowenfels' organic gardener's earthy trilogy." --The Daily Inter Lake
