Publisher Summary This chapter has attempted to synthesize the available literature on
mycorrhizal fungi-host plant adaptation to metal-contaminated soils in order to draw …

Mycorrhizal associations, including ericoid, arbuscular and ecto-mycorrhizas, are found
colonising highly metal contaminated soils. How do mycorrhizal fungi achieve metal …

Introduction Heavy metal pollution is a strong driver of above-and belowground communities
and triggers evolutionary adaptation in organisms. This review provides an overview of our …

High concentrations of heavy metals in soil have an adverse effect on micro-organisms and
microbial processes. Among soil microorganisms, mycorrhizal fungi are the only ones …

The effects of potentially toxic metals on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and their higher plant
hosts are examined in this review. Investigations at a species and community level have …

Bioremediation is an integrated management of a polluted ecosystem where different
organisms are employed to catalyze the natural processes that decontaminate the …

There is increasing and widespread interest in the maintenance of soil quality and
remediation strategies for management of soils contaminated with organic pollutants and …

Ectomycorrhizas (EMs) are mutualistic associations between certain soil fungi and higher
plants. EMs can modulate the cellular, physiological and molecular processes of host plants …

Plants with ericoid mycorrhizas successfully colonize acidic soils containing high levels of
heavy metals. While mycorrhizal infection normally enhances uptake of mineral elements …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associations are integral, functioning parts of plant roots
and are widely recognized as enhancing plant growth on severely disturbed sites, including …