Tomorrow's agriculture, challenged by increasing global demand for food, scarcity of arable
lands, and resources alongside multiple environment pressures, needs to be managed …

Contents Summary 1059 I. Introduction: pathways of influence and pervasiveness of effects
1060 II. AM fungal richness effects on ecosystem functions 1062 III. Other dimensions of …

The loss of organic and inorganic carbon from roots into soil underpins nearly all the major
changes that occur in the rhizosphere. In this review we explore the mechanistic basis of …

Without roots there would be no rhizosphere and no rhizodeposition to fuel microbial activity.
Although micro-organisms may view roots merely as a source of carbon supply this belies …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Content Summary 1420 I. Introduction 1421 II. Root adaptations that influence P acquisition
1422 III. Costs of P acquisition: general 1423 IV. Costs of P acquisition that are independent …

Background In the context of increasing global food demand, ecological intensification of
agroecosystems is required to increase nutrient use efficiency in plants while decreasing …

Mycorrhizal fungi interconnect two different kinds of environments, namely the plant roots
with the surrounding soil. This widespread coexistence of plants and fungi has important …

Diversity in phosphorus (P) acquisition strategies was assessed among three species of
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) isolated from a single field in Switzerland. Medicago …

Root hairs are known to be highly important for uptake of sparingly soluble nutrients,
particularly in nutrient deficient soils. Development of increasingly sophisticated …