Mycorrhizal Symbiosis (Relié)

Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, Third Edition provides a comprehensive account of the most significant and widespread plant-fungus symbioses in terrestrial ecosystems - mycorrhizas. These beneficial associations between fungi and roots play critical roles in the uptake of nutrients from soil, allowing plants to access a wide variety of chemical forms and influencing their competitive interactions. Plant scientists in all disciplines from molecular biology to systems ecology need to appreciate the critical role these plant-fungus associations play in the life of plants.
Written by acknowledged world leaders in the field, this new edition has been completely revised and updated although the format of the previous editions has been retained. Core chapters synthesize the current state of knowledge of the major mycorrhizal types, each of which outlines the way the symbiosis develops and functions at cellular, molecular and physiological levels. Major advances, underpinned by molecular and cell biology, are integrated into these accounts and new chapters have been added to highlight new work on symbioses in achlorophyllous plants and in lower land plants.
Roles of mycorrhizas in plant function in broader contexts are covered in chapters on the major global biomes, in ecological interactions and in primary production.