Description
Book SynopsisPlants interact with a wide variety of organisms in their natural growing environments. Key amongst these relationships is the interplay between plants and diverse fungal species that impact plants in complex symbiotic, parasitic and pathogenic ways.
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Table of ContentsContributors vii
Introduction 1
Darlene Southworth
1. Fungal Endophytes as a Driving Force in Land Plant Evolution: Evidence from the Fossil Record 5
Michael Krings, Thomas N. Taylor, and Nora Dotzler
2. Molecular Interactions in Mycorrhizal Development 29
Jonathan M. Plett and Francis Martin
3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Grassland Ecosystems 59
R. Michael Miller, Gail W.T. Wilson, and Nancy C. Johnson
4. Mycorrhizal Networks and Seedling Establishment in Douglas-fir Forests 85
Suzanne W. Simard
5. Biology of Mycoheterotrophic and Mixotrophic Plants 109
Hugues B. Massicotte, R. Larry Peterson, Lewis H. Melville, and Daniel L. Luoma
6. Fungi and Leaf Surfaces 131
Ryan W. Shepherd and George J. Wagner
7. Fungal Influence on Plant Tolerance to Stress 155
Russell J. Rodriguez, Claire J. Woodward, and Regina S. Redman
8. Fungi, Plants, and Pollinators: Sex, Disease, and Deception 165
Tobias J. Policha and Bitty A. Roy
9. Dynamic Interplay in a Multivariate World: Case Studies in Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungal Interactions with Herbivores 185
Louis J. Lamit and Catherine A. Gehring
10. Defining Complex Interactions between Plants and Fungi 205
Darlene Southworth
Index 215
