Mycorrhizas - Functional Processes and Ecological Impact

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Soil Microbial Resources and Agricultural Policies

   • David Atkinson

   Pages 1-16

3. Interspecies Altruism in Plant–Microbe Symbioses: Use of Group Selection Models to Resolve the Evolutionary Paradoxes

   • Nikolai A. Provorov*, Nikolai I. Vorobyov

   Pages 17-31

4. Dissection of Genetic Cell Programmes Driving Early Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Interactions

   • Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson, Marie Tollot, Pascale M. A. Seddas

   Pages 33-45

5. Analysis of Mycorrhizal Functioning Using Transcriptomics

   • Matthias Arlt, Dietmar Schwarz, Philipp Franken*

   Pages 47-60

6. Protein Profiling Analyses in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

   • Ghislaine Recorbet, Eliane Dumas-Gaudot*

   Pages 61-72

7. Coordinated Nutrient Exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza

   • Nuria Ferrol, Jacob Pérez-Tienda

   Pages 73-87

8. Deciphering the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Pathway of P Uptake in Non-responsive Plant Species

   • E. J. Grace, F. A. Smith, S. E. Smith

   Pages 89-106

9. Mechanisms Underlying Heavy Metal Tolerance in Arbuscular Mycorrhizas

   • Manuel González-Guerrero, Karim Benabdellah, Nuria Ferrol, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

   Pages 107-122

10. Priming Plant Defence Against Pathogens by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

    • María J. Pozo*, Adriaan Verhage, Javier García-Andrade, Juan M. García, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

    Pages 123-135

11. Reconciliation of Conflicting Phenotypic and rRNA Gene Phylogenies of Fungi in Glomeromycota Based on Underlying Patterns and Processes

    • Joseph B. Morton

    Pages 137-154

12. Spatial Ecology of Ectomycorrhizas: Analytical Strategies

    • B.J. Pickles, D. Genney, I.J. Alexander, I.C. Anderson

    Pages 155-165

13. Spatial Heterogeneity in Mycorrhizal Populations and Communities: Scales and Mechanisms

    • Benjamin E. Wolfe, Jeri L. Parrent, Alexander M. Koch, Benjamin A. Sikes, Monique Gardes, John N. Klironomos

    Pages 167-185

14. Response Diversity of Ectomycorrhizas in Forest Succession Following Disturbance

    • Suzanne W. Simard

    Pages 187-205

15. AMF Associated with Indigenous and Non-indigenous Plants at Urban and Desert Sites in Arizona

    • Robert J. Bills, Jean C. Stutz*

    Pages 207-220

16. Desert Truffle Cultivation in Semiarid Mediterranean Areas

    • Asunción Morte, Mar Zamora, Almudena Gutiérrez, Mario Honrubia

    Pages 221-233

17. Back Matter

    Pages 235-239

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Mycorrhizal symbioses are central to the multitrophic interactions that impact plant productivity, competitiveness and survival. This book integrates present-day knowledge from well-known research groups on some of the topics which are at the forefront of mycorrhizal research. Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic mutualism, stress response mechanisms in mycorrhizal symbionts, and the diversity and ecological impacts of mycorrhizal systems. The efficient management of mycorrhizal systems has the potential to support the sustainable production of quality foods while ensuring environmental quality for future generations.

• Glomeromycota
• Pathogen
• Protein
• ecology
• evolution
• microbe
• mycorrhizas
• quality

From the reviews:

“The book is arranged in 15 chapters … and has 41 coauthors and 4 editors. … The book is well laid out with … illustrations. All chapters are well referenced at the back. … This book certainly has the correct title and should be of interest to those interested in agriculture, ecology and mycology. … should be available in all good school, community and university libraries and any research laboratories dealing with agriculture or mycorrhizal research.”­­­ (K. D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity, Vol. 45, 2010)

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