Mycorrhizas: anatomy and cell biology /
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| Author / Creator: | Peterson, R. Larry. |
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| Imprint: | Ottawa : NRC Research Press ; Wallingford, Oxon : CABI Pub., c2004. |
| Description: | vii, 173 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5570909 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Root-microorganism interactions are ubiquitous
- Mycorrhizal categories
- Dark septate fungal endophytes
- Microscopy
- Organization of book
- References
- Recent specialized books on mycorrhizas
- Box: Mycorrhizas - the most prevalent symbiosis on earth
- Chapter 1. Ectomycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Morphology of ectomycorrhizas
- C. Mantle
- D. Hartig net
- E. Extraradical mycelium
- F. Specialized ectomycorrhizas - tuberculate mycorrhizas
- Box 1. The polyphosphate controversy
- Box 2. Are water and nutrients able to pass through the mantle?
- Box 3. Root cells may respond to mycorrhizal fungi by developing as transfer cells
- Box 4. Can ectomycorrhizal fungi really eat rocks?
- Box 5. Growing ectomycorrhizal fungi in the lab
- Chapter 2. Ectendomycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Structural characteristics
- C. Functions
- Chapter 3. Arbuscular mycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Intraradical hyphae
- C. Arbuscules
- D. Intraradical vesicles
- E. Extraradical vesicles
- F. Extraradical mycelium
- G. Spores
- Box 6. Do the lower plants have arbuscular mycorrhizas?
- Box 7. Use of 'hairy roots' in studies with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- Box 8. Plant mutants help unravel colonization events in arbuscular mycorrhizas
- Box 9. What is the nature of the interface between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root cells?
- Box 10. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi harbour intracellular bacteria
- Box 11. Dynamic changes in the plant cytoskeleton
- Chapter 4. Ericoid mycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Development and structure
- C. Extraradical mycelium
- D. Functions
- Box 12. Liverworts and ericoid species can share common fungal symbionts
- Box 13. Investigating the identity of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
- Box 14. Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi access various sources of nitrogen
- Chapter 5. Arbutoid mycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Development and structure
- C. Functions
- Chapter 6. Monotropoid mycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Development and structure
- C. Functions
- Chapter 7. Orchid mycorrhizas
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Orchid seed germination and protocorm formation
- C. Seedling establishment and mature plants
- D. Functioning of orchid mycorrhizas
- Box 15. Orchids as 'cheaters'
- Box 16. Mycorrhizal fungi alter the cytology of orchid cells
- Chapter 8. Dark septate fungal endophytes
- A. Introduction
- 1. Definition
- 2. Plant species involved
- 3. Fungal species involved
- B. Colonization of roots
- C. Functions
- References
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Index
