Publisher's Synopsis
The past decade has seen not only an explosive increase of interest in mycorrhiza as evidenced by the surge of papers published, but also, the development of a greater awareness amongst plant physiologists, ecologists, and microbiologists that the mycorrhizal condition is the norm rather than the exception. Through this same period, new technologies (eg. NMR, RFLP, DNA mediated transformation, immunocytochemistry), which are readily applicable to mycorrhizal research, have become widely available.;This two volume text presents an up-to-date collection of laboratory techniques that can be routinely used in mycorrhizal research. The first volume emphasizes a description of techniques applicable to ectomycorrhizal and ericoid systems, while the second stresses vesicular-arbuscular systems. Each contains a mix of papers, written by experts, which emphasize techniques, but which also include reviews of particular topics such as carbon metabolism, nitrogen metabolism, and applied aspects.;The methods whereby, and the extent to which, mychorrhizal inoculation can be used to facilitate revegetation, as well as increases of agricultural or forest productivity are also described.
