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Ectomycorrhizal fungi play multifunctional roles during symbioses with higher plants. They can serve as bioprotectors, biofertilizers, bioremediators and stress indicators. Further, they are the true “mycoindicators” of forest ecosystems, where an enormous diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi can be found. Some ectomycorrhizal fungi also produce edible sporocarps, i.e., fruiting bodies, which are important for the food industry. Ectomycorrhizal fungi also produce various metal chelating molecules, which are of remarkable biotechnological significance and which also secrete useful secondary metabolites. Molecular approaches are required for the identification and differentiation of fungi forming symbioses with higher plants, while molecular tools are important to understand how genes are expressed during symbiosis with higher plants. Students, researchers and teachers of botany, mycology, microbiology, forestry, and biotechnology will find a valuable source of information in this Soil Biology volume.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi. --- Ectomycorrhizas -- Biotechnology. --- Forest soils. --- Mycorrhizas -- Biotechnology. --- Agriculture --- Agriculture - General --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ectomycorrhizas. --- Soil conservation. --- Ectomycorrhiza --- Ectomycorrhizae --- Ectophytic mycorrhizas --- Ectotrophic mycorrhizas --- Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Soil science. --- Life Sciences. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Mycorrhizas --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Earth sciences