Design cropping practices that make the most of the contribution of AM fungi Mycorrhizae in
Crop Production is a comprehensive guide to the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) …

Mycorrhizal fungi associated with plant roots increase the absorption of nutrients, particularly
phosphorus, and thus enhance the growth of crop plants and trees. Vesicular-arbuscular …

The rhizosphere is an environment of plant roots in which most of the microbial activities of
soil occur. The two vital components of soil rhizosphere are root exudates and soil microbes …

Growing crops in sustainable systems with reduced chemical inputs has increasing interest.
In low-input systems, the main requirements for crops to achieve high and profitable yields …

Publisher Summary The use of AMF-rhizosphere microflora combinations appears to be a
promising strategy to enhance plant growth or protect plants against pathogens and other …

This book is perfectly timed for the worldwide explosion of interest in mycorrhizal research.
With a strong emphasis on the latest findings in genetics and molecular biology, it contains …

Market globalization, demographic pressure, and environmental degradation have led us to
reconsider many of our current agricultural systems. The heavy use of chemical inputs …

Mycorrhizae are mutualistic symbioses between certain groups of soil fungi and plant root
systems. It is now accepted that in a natural ecosystem most plants will have a well …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations involve the most diverse category of myocrrhizae. The
diversity derives from the fungal partners; more than 5,000 species of fungi, mainly …

Mycorrhizal fungi are symbionts in roots of the majority of higher plants. These associations
vary widely in structure and functions, but the most common interaction is the arbuscular …