Teaming with Fungi

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From the bestselling author of 'Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Nutrients', 'Teaming with Fungi' is the first book to accessibly explain the essential symbiotic relationship between soil-dwelling mycorrhizal fungi and plants. '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 the relationship, gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. Learn how the fungi interact with plants, how to grow their own, and how best to employ them in the home garden. AUTHOR: A popular national garden writer and leading proponent of gardening using concepts of the soil food web, Jeff Lowenfels is the former president of the Garden Writers of America. In 2005, he was inducted into the GWA Hall of Fame, the highest honor a garden writer can achieve. His is the author of Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition. SELLING POINTS: . The Latest Trend in Organic Gardening: Gardeners are eager to experiment with organic, natural techniques that promise increased plant productivity and health; mycorrhizae fungi is on the leading edge of this movement. . Popularising Hard Science: Only within the last few years have scientists realized how important mycorrhizae are to plant health. This is the first book to explore the subject in an accessible, reader- friendly way. . A Popular and Enthusiastic Author: Jeff Lowenfels is one of the most energetic self-promoters on the Timber list; his two books have a combined 97,000 copies in print. . Part of the Timber Press Science for Gardeners Series: This series makes science accessible to home gardeners. 75 colour photos and illustrations

Jeff Lowenfels is the author several of award-winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. Lowenfels is a national lecturer as well as a fellow, hall of fame member, and former president of the Garden Writers of America.

"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