Papers by stephanie castillo lechuga
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs which, after root colonization, exert wi... more Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs which, after root colonization, exert widely accepted benefits to a wide range of host-plant species. The fungi colonize the root cortex in a mutualistic association, resulting in a bi-directional transfer of carbon from the plant to the fungus and of minerals, especially phosphorus, from the fungus to the plant. Mass production of contaminant-free AM fungi remained a bottleneck for application in agriculture for decades. However, since the early work of , and subsequent development by Romand (1986, 1987) and , the monoxenic cultivation system has become a valuable tool to produce contaminant-free AM fungi, allowing the realization of large-scale production under strictly controlled conditions. developed an efficient technique to cultivate AM fungi in association with transformed host roots on synthetic growth medium. A number of AM fungal species (see Chap. 2) have been successfully cultivated on root organs and are used to conduct innovative, basic research .
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Papers by stephanie castillo lechuga