Techniques for the Study of Mycorrhiza, Part II

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-08-086053-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 24, 464 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Methods in Microbiology

Volumes 23 and 24 of this highly acclaimed series focus on methods used for the study of both ectomycorrhiza and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza. Written by a team of international experts, these volumes comprise the most extensive compilation of methods available on this topic.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Copyright Page;5
3;Contributors ;6
4;Preface;8
5;Contents;10
6;Chapter 1. Selection of Inoculant Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi;12
7;Chapter 2. Methods for the Study of the Population Biology of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi;34
8;Chapter 3. Quantification of External Hyphae of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi;64
9;Chapter 4. A Cuvette System Designed to Enable Monitoring of Growth and Spread of Hyphae of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi External to Plant Roots;78
10;Chapter 5. Ergosterol Analysis as a Means of Quantifying Mycorrhizal Biomass;88
11;Chapter 6. Establishment of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Root Organ Culture: Review and Proposed Methodology;100
12;Chapter 7. Cytology, Histochemistry and Immunocytochemistry as Tools for Studying Structure and Function in Endomycorrhiza;120
13;Chapter 8. Pathogenic and Endomycorrhizal Associations;152
14;Chapter 9. Isozyme Analysis of Mycorrhizal Fungi and their Mycorrhiza;180
15;Chapter 10. Enzymic Separation of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Roots: Methods, Applications and Problems;206
16;Chapter 11. Axenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi;214
17;Chapter 12. Use of Monoclonal Antibodies to Study Mycorrhiza: Present Applications and Perspectives;232
18;Chapter 13. Phytohormone Analysis by Enzyme Immunoassays;260
19;Chapter 14. The Quantification of Arbuscules and Related Structures Using Morphometric Cytology;286
20;Chapter 15. Methods for Studying Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Root Colonization and Related Root Physical Properties;312
21;Chapter 16. Wet-sieving and Decanting Techniques for the Extraction of Spores of Vesicular-arbuscular Fungi;328
22;Chapter 17. Usefulness of the Pinnule Technique in Mycorrhizal Research;334
23;Chapter 18. Inoculum Production of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Use in Tropical Nurseries;350
24;Chapter 19. Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhiza: Application in Agriculture;370
25;Chapter 20. Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Nitrogen-fixing Legumes: Problems and Prospects;386
26;Chapter 21. Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Nitrogen-fixing Systems;402
27;Chapter 22. Relationships between the Mycorrhizal and Actinorhizal Symbioses in Non-legumes;428
28;Index;444