Dr. Marcela Pagano PhD in Sciences - Applied Botany Federal University of Minas Gerais Rua Felipe Joao Bajur, 140, 31555-220, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Federal University of Minas Gerais [...]

One of the very few books on this topic

Provides understanding to the mycorrhizal world

Useful for researchers, teachers and also farmers who deal with fungal issues in agriculture

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Preface 1.Overview of recent advances in mycorrhizal fungi 2. Advances in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi taxonomy [...] involved in mycorrhiza formation in plants 4. Plant defense responses induced by mycorrhizal fungi 5. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant biodiversity and loss 6. Interaction of rhizobacteria with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their role in stress abatement in agriculture 7. Mycorrhizal symbiosis of Prosopis laevigata in a xeric shrub ecosystem 8. Abundance of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in different successional phases 9. Recent results related to mycorrhizal fungi and plant stress 10. Altitudinal distribution of mycorrhizas in mountain ecosystems 11. Mycorrhizal interactions with soil microorganisms 12. Mycorrhizas in bioremediation 13. Ectomycorrhizal inoculation for ecosystem restoration 14. Global diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species in coastal ecosystems 15. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in stressed ecosystems 16. Community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in roots of naturally established and cultivated Nothofagus nervosa specimens 17. Industrial applications of mycorrhizal technology Index List of Contributors (confirmed) Arcadio Monroy, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico C. Urcelay, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina Daneille K. Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil Friedrich Oehl, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland Isabelle Sanchez, INRA, Montpellier, France J A Francisco, Universidade Brasilia, Brazil James D Souza, Goa University, Goa , India Marcela C. Pagano, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Melvin Joe, Chongbuk National University, Republic of Korea Mohammad Miransari, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Natalia Fernandez, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Río Negro, Argentina Waldemar Zangaro, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil.