...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to all Plant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists - The Biologist

• Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Development and structure: Fungal reactions to plants prior to mycorrhizal formation-- R. E. Koske and J. N. Gemma; The influence of the plant root on mycorrhizal formation-- A. J. Anderson; The cellular basis of plant-fungus interchanges in mycorrhizal associations-- P. Bonfante-Fasolo and S. Scannerini; The mycorrhizal mycelium-- D. J. Read; Mycorrhiza and carbon flow to the soil-- R. Finlay and B. Soderstrom; Part II: Interactions: Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and other rhizosphere microorganisms-- C. Azc'on-Aguilar and J. M. Barea; Interactions between fungal symbionts: VA mycorrhizae-- J. M. Wilson and I. C. Tommerup; Interactions of ectomycorrhizal fungi-- J. W. Deacon and L. V. Fleming; Mycorrhizae, nutrient translocation, and interactions between plants-- S. Miller and E. B. Allen; Interactions with the soil fauna-- A. H. Fitter and I. R. Sanders; Part III: System dynamics and application: Specificity phenomena in mycorrhizal symbiosis: community-ecological consequences and practical implications-- R. Molina, H. Massicotte and J. M. Trappe; Physiological ecology of ectomycorrhizae: implications for field application-- C. S. Bledsoe; The application of VA mycorrhizae to ecosystem restoration and reclamation-- R. M. Miller and J. D. Jastrow; Biotechnology and the future of VAM commercialization-- T. Wood and B. Cummings; Mycorrhizae and the integration of scales: from molecules to ecosystems-- M. F. Allen, S. D. Clouse, B. S. Weinbaum, S. Jeakins, C. F. Friese and E. B. Allen; Organism index; Subject index.

...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to all Plant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists - The Biologist

• Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Development and structure: Fungal reactions to plants prior to mycorrhizal formation-- R. E. Koske and J. N. Gemma; The influence of the plant root on mycorrhizal formation-- A. J. Anderson; The cellular basis of plant-fungus interchanges in mycorrhizal associations-- P. Bonfante-Fasolo and S. Scannerini; The mycorrhizal mycelium-- D. J. Read; Mycorrhiza and carbon flow to the soil-- R. Finlay and B. Soderstrom; Part II: Interactions: Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and other rhizosphere microorganisms-- C. Azc'on-Aguilar and J. M. Barea; Interactions between fungal symbionts: VA mycorrhizae-- J. M. Wilson and I. C. Tommerup; Interactions of ectomycorrhizal fungi-- J. W. Deacon and L. V. Fleming; Mycorrhizae, nutrient translocation, and interactions between plants-- S. Miller and E. B. Allen; Interactions with the soil fauna-- A. H. Fitter and I. R. Sanders; Part III: System dynamics and application: Specificity phenomena in mycorrhizal symbiosis: community-ecological consequences and practical implications-- R. Molina, H. Massicotte and J. M. Trappe; Physiological ecology of ectomycorrhizae: implications for field application-- C. S. Bledsoe; The application of VA mycorrhizae to ecosystem restoration and reclamation-- R. M. Miller and J. D. Jastrow; Biotechnology and the future of VAM commercialization-- T. Wood and B. Cummings; Mycorrhizae and the integration of scales: from molecules to ecosystems-- M. F. Allen, S. D. Clouse, B. S. Weinbaum, S. Jeakins, C. F. Friese and E. B. Allen; Organism index; Subject index.

...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists. - The Biologist; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to allPlant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...a stimulating and comprehensive account of the current state of research on the major mycorrhizal symbioses. I recommend it to all Plant scientists - Society for General Microbiology Quarterly; ...provides an important milestone in mycorrhizal research... is an excellent, well-written, forward looking and provocative text, and provides an important synthesis of current and recent research in the field. It should be essential reading for mycorrhizal researchers, plant ecologists, fungal and soil biologists - The Biologist

• Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Development and structure: Fungal reactions to plants prior to mycorrhizal formation-- R. E. Koske and J. N. Gemma; The influence of the plant root on mycorrhizal formation-- A. J. Anderson; The cellular basis of plant-fungus interchanges in mycorrhizal associations-- P. Bonfante-Fasolo and S. Scannerini; The mycorrhizal mycelium-- D. J. Read; Mycorrhiza and carbon flow to the soil-- R. Finlay and B. Soderstrom; Part II: Interactions: Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and other rhizosphere microorganisms-- C. Azc'on-Aguilar and J. M. Barea; Interactions between fungal symbionts: VA mycorrhizae-- J. M. Wilson and I. C. Tommerup; Interactions of ectomycorrhizal fungi-- J. W. Deacon and L. V. Fleming; Mycorrhizae, nutrient translocation, and interactions between plants-- S. Miller and E. B. Allen; Interactions with the soil fauna-- A. H. Fitter and I. R. Sanders; Part III: System dynamics and application: Specificity phenomena in mycorrhizal symbiosis: community-ecological consequences and practical implications-- R. Molina, H. Massicotte and J. M. Trappe; Physiological ecology of ectomycorrhizae: implications for field application-- C. S. Bledsoe; The application of VA mycorrhizae to ecosystem restoration and reclamation-- R. M. Miller and J. D. Jastrow; Biotechnology and the future of VAM commercialization-- T. Wood and B. Cummings; Mycorrhizae and the integration of scales: from molecules to ecosystems-- M. F. Allen, S. D. Clouse, B. S. Weinbaum, S. Jeakins, C. F. Friese and E. B. Allen; Organism index; Subject index.