Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rai, Mahendra (Editor), Varma, Ajit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Soil Biology, 25
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi play multifunctional roles during symbioses with higher plants. They can serve as bioprotectors, biofertilizers, bioremediators and stress indicators. Further, they are the true “mycoindicators” of forest ecosystems, where an enormous diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi can be f...