Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Diversity, Morphology and Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Importance of Ectomycorrhizas for the Growth of Dipterocarps and the Efficacy of Ectomycorrhizal Inoculation Schemes

      • Francis Q. Brearley

      Pages 3-17

   3. The Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America: Morphology, Colonization, and Diversity

      • Alejandra G. Becerra, Marcelo R. Zak

      Pages 19-41

   4. Ectomycorrhizal Inoculum and Inoculation Techniques

      • Ivan Repáč

      Pages 43-63

3. Biotechnological Aspect of ECM

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Systematics and Ecology of Tropical Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Using Molecular Approaches

      • Rivière-Dobigny Taiana

      Pages 67-85

   3. The Molecular Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Essence in Association: A Review of Differentially Expressed Fungal Genes During Symbiosis Formation

      • Bartolomeu Acioli-Santos, Helder Elísio E. Vieira, Cláudia E. P. Lima, Leonor C. Maia

      Pages 87-121

   4. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi

      • Minna J. Kemppainen, Maria C. Alvarez Crespo, Alejandro G. Pardo

      Pages 123-141

   5. Biotechnological Processes Used in Controlled Ectomycorrhizal Practices

      • Par Duponnois Robin, Bâ Amadou, Mousain Daniel, Galiana Antoine, Baudoin Ezékiel, Dreyfus Bernard et al.

      Pages 143-155

   6. Signaling in Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis Establishment

      • Paula Baptista, Rui Manuel Tavares, Teresa Lino-Neto

      Pages 157-175

   7. RNA Silencing in Ectomycorrhizal Fungi

      • Minna J. Kemppainen, Alejandro G. Pardo

      Pages 177-206

4. Functions and Interactions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. Ectomycoremediation: An Eco-Friendly Technique for the Remediation of Polluted Sites

      • Heike Bücking

      Pages 209-229

   3. Metal Elements and the Diversity and Function of Ectomycorrhizal Communities

      • Alexander Urban

      Pages 231-254

   4. A Conceptual Framework for Up-Scaling Ecological Processes and Application to Ectomycorrhizal Fungi

      • Virgil Iordache, Erika Kothe, Aurora Neagoe, Felicia Gherghel

      Pages 255-299

   5. Mycobioindication of Stress in Forest Ecosystems

      • Hojka Kraigher, Samar Al Sayegh Petkovšek

      Pages 301-322

   6. Effects of Pesticides on the Growth of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Ectomycorrhiza Formation

      • Miguel Marin

      Pages 323-346

   7. Metal-Chelating Agents from Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Their Biotechnological Potential

      • Ángela Machuca

      Pages 347-369

   8. Ectomycorrhiza and Secondary Metabolites

      • Hanna Dahm, Patrycja Golińska

      Pages 371-385

Ectomycorrhizal fungi play multifunctional roles during symbioses with higher plants. They can serve as bioprotectors, biofertilizers, bioremediators and stress indicators. Further, they are the true “mycoindicators” of forest ecosystems, where an enormous diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi can be found. Some ectomycorrhizal fungi also produce edible sporocarps, i.e., fruiting bodies, which are important for the food industry. Ectomycorrhizal fungi also produce various metal chelating molecules, which are of remarkable biotechnological significance and which also secrete useful secondary metabolites. Molecular approaches are required for the identification and differentiation of fungi forming symbioses with higher plants, while molecular tools are important to understand how genes are expressed during symbiosis with higher plants. Students, researchers and teachers of botany, mycology, microbiology, forestry, and biotechnology will find a valuable source of information in this Soil Biology volume.

• Agrobacterium tumefaciens
• Bioindicators
• Bioremediation
• Fungi
• Symbiosis

• , Dept. Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, India

  Mahendra Rai

• Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

  Ajit Varma

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