Forests are of great social and economic importance in the majority of developing countries,
providing food, fuel, medicinal plants, and revenue for much of the rural population. In recent …

The association formed by the short roots of Pinus and Eucalyptus species with mycorrhizal
fungi results in increased nutrient absorption and protection from pathogens. Different …

Use of inorganic fertilizer is an essential practice to optimize crop productivity in the poor
fertility soils in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has been linked to high cost of crop production …

Mycorrhizal fungi are ubiquitous components of most ecosystems throughout the world and
are considered key ecological factors in governing the cycles of major plant nutrients and in …

MATERIALS AND METHODS surprising therefore that the first trials of pines in East Africa at
the beginning of this century failed due to lack of ectomycorrhizal fungi (Mikola, 1968) …

Counting mycorrhizal infective propagules (spores, fruitbodies, colonized roots) in forest
soils was used to assess impacts of shifting cultivation and selective logging on habitat …

This book is intended to be a record of the Biotechnology-Assisted Re/Afforestation Project
in the Asia-Pacific Region (BIO-REFOR) since 1992, conducted in cooperation with the …

In the lowland rain forest of SW Cameroon, a field experiment tested whether
ectomycorrhizal hyphal connections might affect the growth and survival of seedlings of a …

The success of outplanted nursery-grown tree seedlings depends on their ability to rapidly
access nutrients and water held within the soil matrix (Dunabeitia et al. 2004). In nature, this …

The effects of silvicultural practice, both in nursery and field establishment, on the survival
and growth of man-made forests are discussed. In the nursery the production of trees which …