Mycorrhizal Functioning

Covers ectomycorrhizae and vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizae.

Part I: Development and structure. Fungal reactions to plants prior to mycorrhizal formation - R E Koske and J N Gemma. The influence of the plant root on mycorrhizal formation - A J Anderson. The cellular basis of plant-fungus interchanges in mycorrhizal associations - P Bonfante-Falolo and S Scannerini. The mycorrhizal mycelium - D J Read. Mycorrhiza and carbon flow to the soil - R Finlay and B Soderstrom. Part II: Interactions. Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and other rhizosphere microorganisms - C Azcon and J M Barea. Interactions between fungal symbiotes: VA mycorrhizae - J M Wilson and I C Tommerup. Interactions of ectomycorrhizal fungi - J W Deacon and L V Fleming. Mycorrhizae and plant-plant interactions - S Miller and E B Allen. Interactions with the soil fauna - A H Fitter and I R Sanders. Part III: System dynamics and application. Specificity phenomena in mycorrhizal symbiosis: community-ecological consequences and practical implications - R Molina, H Massicotte and J Trappe. Physiological ecology of ectomycorrhizae: implications for field application - C S Bledsoe. The application of VA mycorrhizae to ecosystem restoration and reclamation - R M Miller and J D Jastrow. Biotechnology and the future of VAM commercialization - T Wood and B Cummings. Mycorrhizae and the integration of scales: ecosystem construction - M F Allen et al.