Die meisten Pflanzen leben in enger Gemeinschaft mit Pilzenn in ihrem Wurzelwerk. Durch gegenseitige Zuleitung von Nährstoffen sorgen Pilze und Pflanzen für ein optimales Wachstum des jeweiligen Partners. Daher sind die hier präsentierten Erkenntnisse über die "Pilzwurzeln" (= Mykorrhizen) ein Muß für Agrar- und Forstwissenschaftler sowie Ökologen.

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Genetics and Molecular Biology. Genomic Organization and Mechanisms of Inheritance in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Contrasting the Evidence and Implications of Current Theories. Ectomycorrhiza and Water Transport. Hypogeous Pezizaceae: Physiology and Molecular Genetics. Evaluation of the Possible Participation of Drought-Induced Genes in the Enhanced Tolerance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants to Water Deficit
Eco-Function. The Beneficial Effect of Mycorrhizae on N Utilisation by the Host-Plant: Myth or Reality? Ion Dynamics During The Polarized Growth of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: from Presymbiosis to Symbiosis. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Metal Hyper-Accumulating Plants. Mycorrhizal Fungi and Other Root Endophytes as Biocontrol Agents Against Root Pathogens. The Biocontrol Effect of Mycorrhization on Soil-Borne Fungal Pathogens and the Autoregulation of the AM Symbiosis: One Mechanism, Two Effects? Resource Partitioning Between Extraradical and Intraradical AM Fungal Mycelium. Ozone Stress and Ectomycorrhizal Root-Shoot Signalling
Biotechnology. From Production to Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Agricultural Systems: Requirements and Needs. Agronomic Management of Indigenous Mycorrhizas. AM Inoculation in Tropical Agriculture: Field Results. The International Market Development for Mycorrhizal Technology . Why and How using Micropropagated Trees rather than Germinations for Controlled Synthesis of Ectomycorrhizal Associations? Biotechnologyand Cultivation of Desert Truffles. The Fungal Transmitted Viruses
Eco-Physiology. Intertwined Existence: The Life of Plant Symbiotic Fungi in Agricultural Soils. Macroecology of Microbes-Biogeography of the Glomeromycota. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza of Endangered Plant Species: Potential Impacts on Restoration Strategies. Community Developmental Patterns and Ecological Functions of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: Implications from Primary Succession. Colonization of Plant Roots by Pseudomonads and AM Fungi: A Dynamic Phenomenon, Affecting Plant Growth and Health. In vitro Cultures Open New Prospects for Basic Research in Arbuscular Mycorrhizas. Interactions of Piriformospora indica with Medicinal Plants. In Vivo Assessment of Plants' Vitality: Applications in Detecting and Evaluating the Impact of Mycorrhization on Host Plants
Structure and Systematics. Edible Mycorrhizal Fungi: Identification, Life Cycle and Morphogenesis. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Physiological and Morphological Adaptations of Mediterranean Plants. Novel Symbiotrophic Endophytes. Frankia Nodulation, Mycorrhization and Interactions between Frankia and Mycorrhizal Fungi in Casuarina Plants.-