Molecular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Content: Title Page 
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 List of contributors
 Foreword
 Preface
 Section 1 Structure and phylogeny of mycorrhizal symbioses 
 Chapter 1 Origins of the mycorrhizal symbioses
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Extant mycorrhizal diversity
 1.3 Early land plants to early forests
 1.4 AM symbioses in early (Palaeozoic) land plants
 1.5 Evolution of the mycorrhizal symbioses
 1.6 Perspectives for bridging paleomycology and genomics
 1.7 Acknowledgments
 1.8 References
 Chapter 2 Reappraising the origin of mycorrhizas
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Fungal symbioses in non-vascular plants 2.3 Fungal symbioses in vascular plants2.4 Fungal symbioses in extinct plants
 2.5 Functioning of plant-Mucoromycotina symbioses 
 2.6 Conclusions
 2.7 References
 Chapter 3 The structure of arbuscular mycorrhizas: A cell biologist's view
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 The active role of epidermal versus cortical cells in root colonization
 3.3 The appearance of a novel cell compartment: the symbiotic interface
 3.4 Bricks of the plant wall fill the symbiotic interface
 3.5 Genetics at the root of the symbiotic interface
 3.6 Molecular traffic at the symbiotic interface 3.7 The plant cell nucleus: a driver of the colonization process3.8 Conclusions
 3.9 References
 Chapter 4 Structure and development of ectomycorrhizal roots
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Early-stage development of ectomycorrhizae 
 4.3 Development of a functioning ectomycorrhiza
 4.4 The dynamics in ectomycorrhizal development
 4.5 Conclusions: Summary and outlook
 4.6 References
 Chapter 5 Structure and development of orchid mycorrhizas
 5.1 Introduction
 5.2 Attraction of fungal hyphae to the orchid
 5.3 Initial contact between orchid and fungus
 5.4 Initial colonization of orchid tissues by OMF 5.5 Growth of fungal hyphae through orchid tissues5.6 Colonization of cortical cells
 5.7 Nutrient exchange in OM
 5.8 Mycorrhizal differences between terrestrial and epiphytic orchids
 5.9 Mycorrhizal differences between protocorms, seedlings and adult plants
 5.10 Seasonal or environmental effects on mycorrhizal formation
 5.11 Ptyophagy in obligate mycoheterotrophic orchids
 5.12 Conclusions
 5.13 Acknowledgments
 5.14 References
 Section 2 Cellular, genetic and molecular mechanisms in the establishment of mycorrhizal symbioses Chapter 6 The evolution of the mycorrhizal lifestyles - a genomic perspective6.1 Introduction
 6.2 The first sequenced mycorrhizal fungal genomes
 6.3 More genomes needed: Large-scale genomics initiatives for mycorrhizal fungi 
 6.4 Diversity and evolution of decay capabilities in mycorrhizal lineages
 6.5 The symbiotic transcriptome of mycorrhizal fungi
 6.6 Conclusions
 6.7 Acknowledgments
 6.8 References
 Chapter 7 Strigolactones and lipo-chitooligosaccharides as molecular communication signals in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
 7.1 Introduction