The study of the role that fungi have played and are playing in fundamental geological
processes can be termed 'geomycology'and this article seeks to emphasize the fundamental …

The production of organic acids by fungi has profound implications for metal speciation,
physiology and biogeochemical cycles. Biosynthesis of oxalic acid from glucose occurs by …

High concentrations of heavy metals in soil have an adverse effect on micro-organisms and
microbial processes. Among soil microorganisms, mycorrhizal fungi are the only ones …

Remediation of plant–microorganism–chelates synergy has been proposed as an effective
remediation method for enhancing the removal efficiency of heavy metal. Manipulation of the …

In soils, mycorrhiza (microscopic fungal hypha) living in symbiosis with plant roots are the
biological interface by which plants obtain, from rocks and organic matter, the nutrients …

Microbes in soil can degrade insoluble inorganic and organic phosphorus, which are
components of the soil phosphorus cycle and play an important role in plant growth. Pinus …

Phytoextraction has been proposed in recent years as an environmentally and cost-efficient
treatment technique for the remediation of heavy-metal contaminated sites. In particular …

Many plants have natural partnerships with microbes that can boost their nitrogen (N) and/or
phosphorus (P) acquisition. To assess whether wheat may have undiscovered associations …

The first book devoted to the complex interactions between trace elements, soils, plants, and
microorganisms in the rhizosphere, Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere brings together the …

The roots of most terrestrial plants are colonised by mycorrhiza-forming symbiotic fungi
(Molina et al. 1992). Mycorrhizal plants include the majority of our crop plants and almost all …