Index

A | B | C | D | E | F
G | H | I | J | K
L | M | N | O | P
Q | R | S | T | U
V | W | X | Y | Z

Abelmoschus esculentus, 95

abscisic acid, 76

Acaulospora scrobiculata, 92, 95

active transport, 31

adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 24, 31, 54, 73

aeration, 132

aflatoxins, 32

agricultural practices

beneficial, 86–87

modern, 67–68, 80–85

agricultural seed, 83

Agrostis canina, 132

Agrostis stolonifera, 132, 133

alder, 62, 106

alfalfa, 91–92

allelopathic chemicals, 81

Alliaria petiolata, 81

Allium cepa, 95, 142

Allium sativum, 126

Allyn, Bruce, 68

almond, 118

Alnus spp., 62

aluminum, 109

amaranths, 62

Amaranthus, Mike, 68

Amaranthus retroflexus, 79

amino acids, 32

ammonium (NH4+), 32, 54, 55, 72

Amorphotheca resinae, 29

Andes, 96

Andropogon gerardii, 142

animals, 13

annual bluegrass, 132–133

annuals, 10

antibiotics, 68

Antirrhinum spp., 105

ants, 27, 28

apical zone, 26

apple, 118–119

apple scab, 27, 38

apple seedling growth, 43

appressorium, 52–53

Arachis hypogaea, 95, 142

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

agricultural practices and, 80–85

beneficial agricultural practices, 86–90

classification and naming, 38

crop studies, 90–97

drought tolerance, 77–79

fertilizers and, 102

field culturing, 143–144, 146

fruits that form, 88

glomalin, 17

grasses that form, 128

greenhouse recipe for inoculum, 142

growing, 134–146

harvesting from field, 145

hormone production, 76

in horticulture, 98–105

in hydroponics, 124

hypha of, 51

interaction with parasitic nematodes, 75–76

for lawns and turfgrass, 127–133

multi-mycorrhizae, 62

nutrient uptake enhancement, 69–73

pathogen resistance, 73–76

plant root tip colonized by, 52

plant studies, 103–5

pot culturing, 142–143, 146

process of forming, 50–53

relationships with plants, 10, 39, 48–49

Rodale recipe for inoculum, 141

soil restoration, 76–77

spores, 50, 53–56, 69

staining for the microscope, 138, 139

temperature tolerance, 77–79

using inoculants, 87–90

vegetables and herbs that form, 88

vegetables that do not form, 88

weed control, 79–80

arbutoid mycorrhizal fungi, 58

Arbutus menziesii, 58

Arctostaphylos spp., 58

Armillaria ostoyae, 36

arsenic, 109

arthropods, 13

ascomycetes, 38, 56, 59

Ascomycota fungi, 21, 38

ascus, 38

asexual reproduction, 33

asparagus, 92

Asparagus officinalis, 92

athlete’s foot, 27

Auburn University, 135

autolysis, 26

Avena fatua, 79

Avena sativa, 95

avocado, 92

azaleas, 56

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), 85

bacteria, 66

bahiagrass, 128, 143

banana, 92

bare-root inoculation, 90

bare-root soil inoculation, 90

barley, 81, 92

Barrett, Victoria, 135

basidiomycetes, 59

Basidiomycota fungi, 21, 38–39, 58

basil, 93

Bassia scoparia, 79

bearberries, 58

beeches, 106

beets, 81

Bermuda grass, 133

Beta vulgaris, 81

big bluestem, 142

birch, 106, 115

bird’s nest fungi, 39

black spruce, 121

black truffles, 117

black walnut, 119

blueberries, 56

Blue Mountains, 36

boron, 71

bread, 15

brie, 14

broccoli, 81

brown patch, 133

bryophytes, 43

buckwheat, 62, 81

bud dormancy, 76

cabbages, 62, 81

cadmium, 109

Calocedrus decurrens, 120

Camponotus leonardi, 28

Canada thistle, 79

cannabis, 93, 125–126

Cannabis sativa, 93, 125–126

capillaroid plants, 63

Capsicum annuum, 96, 126

carbohydrates, 55

carbon, 7, 13, 28, 46, 73, 146

carbon dioxide, 31, 36, 78, 129, 153

carbon storage, 46–47

carnations, 62

carrot, 126

cedars, 106

cedarwood, 50

cell division, 76

cellulase enzyme, 32

cellulose, 13, 28, 32

Cenococcum geophilum, 119

cesium, 109

chanterelles, 39

cheeses, 15

chemical fertilizers, 68, 84

chemicals, applying, 83–84

Chenopodium album, 79

Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 115

chestnut blight, 38

chicken litter, 86

chickpeas, 93

chickweed, 79, 80

chitin, 13, 16–18, 21

chitosan, 18

chlorophyll, 13

chloroplasts, 16, 25

chokecherry, 119

cholesterol, 14, 21

chromium, 109

chromosomes, 23, 24

Cicer arietinum, 93

Cirsium arvense, 79

Citrullus lanatus, 97

citrus, 93

Citrus spp., 93

Claroideoglomus claroideum, 125

Claroideoglomus etunicatum, 78, 92, 94, 96, 105, 118, 119, 125, 132

Claroideoglomus spp., 96

classification, 38

climate change, 153

clove, 107

clover, 130

commercial applications, 117

common dandelion, 79

common earthball, 39

compost, 103, 140

compost teas, 150

conifer forests, 64–65

conifers, 43, 106

conk, 27

contrary webcap, 39

cool-season grasses, 127–128

copper, 45, 71, 109

corn, 78, 81, 93–94, 140, 142

Cortinarius varius, 39

cotton, 76, 94

crabs, 13

cranberries, 56

Craterellus tubaeformis, 115

creeping bentgrass, 132, 133

creosote, 29

crop plants, 10

crop rotation, 81–82

crop studies, 90–97

Cryptocline cyclaminis, 104

cucumber, 94, 126

Cucumis sativus, 94, 126

cyclamen, 104

Cyclamen spp., 104

Cynodon dactylon, 133

cypress, 106

cysteine-rich proteins, 19

cytokinins, 76

cytoplasm, 15, 18–19, 21, 25, 29, 55, 73

cytoskeleton, 24

daffodil, 104

Dalton (Da), 32

dandelions, 79–80, 130

dauciform roots, 63

Daucus carota, 126

deciduous trees, 48

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), 23, 24, 31, 34, 37, 66, 153

diffusion, 21, 31

digestion, 29–33

Diversispora versiformis, 92, 118

Douglas fir, 118, 119

drought tolerance, 45–46, 77–79, 94, 118, 129

drought wilting, 93

Dutch elm disease, 38

dwarf willow, 119

earthworms, 81

ectendomycorrhizae, 61–62

ectomycorrhizal fungi

Albert Bernhard Frank and, 41

associations, 10, 114–115

benefits of, 107

forest life and, 109–110

formation of, 110–114

growing, 144–146

hyphae of, 48

multi-mycorrhizae, 62

mushrooms, 34

overview, 58–61

pathogen resistance, 46

on pine root, 45

in silviculture, 106–121

spores, 69

trees and shrubs that form, 108

trees and shrubs that form arbuscular mycorrhizae and, 108

use in reforestation, 116–117

use in the field, 115–117

use in waste site reclamation, 115–116

ectotrophic mycorrhizal fungi, 42

eggplant, 94

electron microscopes, 23, 25

embedded protein transporters, 31

endomycorrhizal fungi, 43, 48, 129

endoplasmic reticulum, 23

endotrophic mycorrhizal fungi, 42

energy, 13

enzymes, 18, 30

ergosterol, 14

ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, 56–57, 61

ethylene, 76

eucalyptus, 62, 107

eukaryotes, 24

eukaryotic organisms, 13

Euphorbia pulcherrima, 105

European beech, 115, 119

exoskeletons, 13

experiments, 150

extracellular digestion, 13, 30, 32, 45

extraradical hyphae, 53

facultative fungi, 27–28, 43

Fagopyrum esculentum, 81

Fagus sylvatica, 119

Fallopia convolvulus, 79

fallowing, 82

fertilizers, 11, 68, 69, 83, 84, 102, 118

fescue, 140

Festuca rubra, 132

Festuca spp., 140

field burning, 84–85

field culturing, 143–144, 146

flax, 81

food, 27

forest organic material, 27

Fragaria ananassa, 126

Fragaria spp., 96, 142

Frank, Albert Bernhard, 7, 41–42, 154

freesia, 104

Freesia spp., 104

fructose, 55

fumigants, 83

fungal genetics, 153–154

fungal hyphae, 10, 50, 69

fungal hyphal membrane, 53, 73

fungi

categories, 33

characteristics with animals, 13–14

classification of, 37–39

complexity of, 14–15

definition of, 13–14

digestion, 13–14, 29–33

essential roles, 12

growth and decay, 25–26

heterotrophic categories, 27–29

hyphal fungal structure, 15–24

mycelium and hyphal growth, 36

nutrient absorption, 29–33

reclassification, 38

reproduction, 33–34

fungicides, 68, 83

Funneliformis caledonium, 126

Funneliformis geosporum, 125

Funneliformis monosporus, 126

Funneliformis mosseae, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 104, 118, 119, 120, 125, 126, 133

Fusarium wilt, 75, 91, 123

Gaeumannomyces graminis, 133

garlic, 126

garlic mustard, 81

general rules, 147–151

genetically modified (GM) crops, 85

genome sequencing, 65

geographic location, 64

geranium, 104

gerbera, 104

Gerbera jamesonii, 104

Germany, 42

giant sequoia, 115

Gigaspora margarita, 48, 92, 93, 94, 105, 119

Gigaspora spp., 97

ginger, 94

glomalin, 17, 76–77, 153

glomeromycetes, 48, 49

Glomeromycota, 38, 39

Glomus, 119

D13, 95

R10, 92

T6, 95

ZAC-19, 96

Glomus aggregatum, 133

Glomus deserticola, 92, 94, 119, 120, 126

Glomus intraradices, 38

Glomus macrocarpum, 94, 118

Glomus microaggregatum, 125

glucans, 18, 21

glucose, 32, 55

Glycine max, 97

glycogen, 13

glycoprotein, 17, 18

golf courses, 132

golf greens, 131

Golgi, Camillo, 23

Golgi bodies, 23–24, 25, 26

Gomphidius glutinosus, 115

goosefoot, 62

Gossypium hirsutum, 94

granular substances–fungi mix, 89

grape, 94

grasses

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for, 10–11, 127–133

benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for, 128

mycorrhizal grass studies, 132–133

physiological groups, 127–128

that form arbuscular mycorrhizae, 128

using inoculants, 131–132

water management, 129

weed control, 129–131

grasslands, 65

green foxtail, 79

growing mixes, 102–3

growth auxins, 76

guava, 107

gymnosperms, 43

hardwood forests, 64–65

Hartig, Theodor, 42

harvesting, 136, 145

hazelnut, 117

heavy metals, 95, 109

heavy tillage, 68

Hebeloma arenosum, 115

Hebeloma longicaudum, 119, 121

herbicide application, 83

herbicides, 68, 149

hexose, 55, 73

homokaryotic, 21

hops, 94

Hordeum vulgare, 92

hormone production, 76

horticulture, 98–105

hosta, 104

Hosta spp., 104

host plants

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, 48, 50

arbutoid mycorrhizal associations, 58

drought tolerance, 45–46

grasslands, 65

monotropoid mycorrhizal associations, 58

multi-mycorrhizae, 62

nutrient transfer, 45

nutrient transporters, 54

nutrient uptake enhancement, 70–71

pathogen resistance, 36, 42, 46

protectionism, 48

secondary metabolites, 32

semidependent, 64

symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi, 7, 28, 40, 41, 46–47, 73, 74

Humulus lupulus, 94

Humus Theory, 64

hydrogen ions (H+), 54

hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), 22

hydrophobins, 19–20, 37

hydroponics

benefits of mycorrhizal fungi, 122–123

mycorrhizal considerations for, 123–124

mycorrhizal hydroponic plant studies, 125–126

using inoculants, 124–125

hyphal cell wall, 16–19, 49

hyphal fungal structure, 15–24

hyphal tubes, 15–16

imperfect fungi, 33, 37

incense cedar, 120

Indian pipes, 58

inoculants

application methods, 90

applying, 83

field culturing inoculum, 143–144

for grasses, 131–132

greenhouse recipe for arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum, 142

in hydroponics, 124

inoculated soil, 7

methods, 89

nursery plants, 99–102

placing propagules in nursey plants, 101–2

pot culturing inoculum, 142–143

Rodale method of inoculum production, 138–140

Rodale recipe for arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum, 141

timing of, 101, 149

for trees, 115, 117–118

types of formulations of arbuscular mycorrhizal propagules, 89

using, 87–90

Inocybe, 115

insects, 13, 62, 76

iron, 45, 71, 109

isozymes, 30

jack pine, 121

Japanese black pine, 121

jasmonic acid, 76

Juglans nigra, 119

Juglans spp., 118

kales, 62

Kentucky bluegrass, 132, 133

kerosene fungus, 29

knotweed, 62

kochia, 79

Konza Prairie, 91

kudzu, 143

Laccaria amethystina, 115

Laccaria laccata, 115

Lactarius subdulcis, 119

Lactuca sativa, 94

lamb’s quarters, 79

lawn fertilizers, 127, 130

lawn mixes, 132

lawns, 127–133

lead, 109

leaf detachment, 76

Leccinum scabrum, 115

legumes, 42, 73–74, 81

lettuce, 94

Leucospermum cordifolium, 63

lichens, 12

lignin, 28

lipids, 73

lipo-chitooligosaccharides, 52

liquid formulation, 89

liverworts, 49

lobsters, 13

Lolium perenne, 132, 133

lowland rainforest trees, 107

lupines, 62

Lupinus spp., 62

Lycopersicon esculentum, 97, 126

lysis, 22

lysosomes, 22

madrone, 58

magnesium, 71

Malus spp., 118–119

manganese, 71

manure, 84, 86

manzanitas, 58

maple trees, 81

marigold, 104

marijuana. See cannabis

Medicago sativa, 91–92

melanin, 18

Mendel, Gregor, 43

Mentha arvensis, 95

mercury, 109

mesh dividers, 71

metabolites, 32–33, 75

metalaxyl, 83

microscopes, 23, 25

microtubules, 24

mildew, 15, 27, 38

mint, 95

mitochondria, 24

mitosis, 24

monocots, 63

monocultures, 130

monomers, 19–20

Monotropa spp., 68

monotropoid mycorrhizal fungi, 58

morels, 34, 38

Mosse, Barbara, 43, 135

mosses, 49

mugo pine, 121

mulches, 86

multicellular organisms, 14

multi-mycorrhizae, 62

Musa spp., 92

mushrooms, 14, 34–37, 38, 39, 115, 117

mustards, 62, 81

mutualistic fungi, 28

mycelial networks, 53, 74

mycelium, 36

Myc factors, 52

mycorrhiza, 41

mycorrhizae, 41

mycorrhizal, 41

mycorrhizal fungi

in agriculture, 10, 67–97

arbuscular mycorrhizae, 48–56

arbutoid mycorrhizae, 58

benefits of, 43–48

colonization, 129

container-grown, 101

drought tolerance, 45

ectendomycorrhizae, 61

ectomycorrhizae, 58–61

ericoid mycorrhizae, 56–57

general locations of, 63–65

general rules for best results, 147–151

grasses and, 129

harvesting from field, 136

in hydroponics, 10, 122–126

importance of, 8

improved soil structure and carbon storage, 46–47

increased nutrient supply, 44–45

match fungi to plant, 147–148

monotropoid mycorrhizae, 58

as mutualistic fungi, 28–29

mycelium of, 36

mycorrhizal behavior, 65–66

myths, 8

orchid mycorrhizae, 57–58

plants without mycorrhizal associations, 62–63

protection from pathogens, 46

protectionism, 47–48

realities, 9–10

relationships with plants, 40, 43

root colonization, 74, 75

spores, 68–69

testing for and introducing, 86–87

tree and shrub studies, 118–121

types, 42, 48, 63–65

use of viable propagules, 148–149

myrrh, 50

myrtle, 107

Nägeli, Carl Wilhelm von, 43

naming, 38

Narcissus spp., 104

nematodes, 73–76, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 130

nickel, 45, 109

nitrates (NO3), 32, 54, 55, 65, 72

nitrogen, 11, 32, 45, 55, 65, 71, 72, 84, 94, 95

nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (N-P-K), 102, 130

Nod genes, 51

nodulation, 51

non-mycorrhizal associations, 62

nonseptate hyphae, 16, 21

nopal cactus, 12

nucleus, 23

nurseries, 99

nursery plants, 99–102

nutrient absorption, 29–33, 44–45

nutrient transporters, 54–55

oaks, 48, 106, 115, 117, 120

oat, 76, 81, 95

Ocimum basilicum, 93

okra, 95

On-Farm Arbuscular Fungus Inoculum Production System, 140

onion, 76, 95, 142

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, 27, 28

Opuntia spp., 12

orchid mycorrhizae, 57–58, 61

orchids, 62

Oregon, 36

organelles, 16, 18, 21, 46

organic amendments, 86

organic farmers, 84

organic fertilizers, 102

organic mulches, 86

osmosis, 21, 31

oxygen, 31

palms, 120

parasitic fungi, 27, 42

Paspalum notatum, 128

pathogen resistance, 36, 46, 73–76

Paxillus involutus, 119, 121

peanut, 95, 142

pear, 120–121

peat moss, 85

Pelargonium spp., 104

pencilflower, 143

penicillin, 32, 38

pepper, 96, 126

perennial ryegrass, 132, 133

perfect fungi, 33, 37

peroxisomes, 22

Persea spp., 92

pesticides, 68, 83–84, 149

petunia, 104–5

Petunia ×atkinsiana, 104–5

pH, 124

phloem vessels, 25

phosphate fertilizers, 84

phospholipid molecules, 21

phosphorus, 8, 11, 31, 32, 45, 50, 63, 70–71, 84, 86, 92, 94, 95, 97, 149

phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), 102

photosynthesis, 73, 129

Phytophthora, 75, 123

Picea glauca, 121

Picea mariana, 121

Picea rubens, 121

Picea sitchensis, 121

pines, 106, 115, 121

pinks, 62

Pinus banksiana, 121

Pinus mugo, 121

Pinus ponderosa, 121

Pinus resinosa, 121

Pinus spp., 121

Pinus thunbergii, 121

Piriformospora indica, 61–62

Pisolithus arhizus, 115, 119, 120, 121

plant cell walls, 16

plant diseases, 27, 38, 42

plant–fungus interactions, 50

plant–insect interactions, 50

plasmalemma, 21, 31, 49, 53

plasma membrane, 18–19, 21–22, 31, 48, 73

Poa annua, 132–133

Poa pratensis, 132, 133

pod rot, 95

poinsettia, 105

polysaccharides, 13, 18

ponderosa pine, 121

poplars, 62, 106

Populus spp., 62

Populus tremuloides, 62

potassium, 31

potassium oxide (K2O), 102

potato, 96

pot culturing, 142–143, 146

potting mixes, 102–3

powdery mildew, 38

propagules

adding to compost teas, 150

adding to soil mixes, 149

bare-root soil inoculation, 90

benefits of adding mycorrhizal propagules, 98–99

collecting fruiting bodies of ectomycorrhizal fungi to use as, 144–145

commercial, 128

commercial planting soils, 117

compost and, 103

establishing ectomycorrhizal colonies, 146

harvesting, 136, 144

lawn soils, 131–132

manufacturing, 11

mixed in liquid, 89, 148

mixed in soil, 89

mixed with granular substances, 89

mixes of, 9–10, 91

natural peat mosses to create ericaceous mycorrhizae, 85

placing, 101

reforestation planting, 117

storing, 150

testing for, 87, 144

types of formulations of arbuscular mycorrhizal, 89

using inoculants, 100–102, 117–118, 131–132

using viable, 148–149

proteas, 62

protectionism, 47–48

proteins, 19, 21

Prunus spp., 118

Prunus virginiana, 119

Pseudotsuga menziesii, 119

pteridophytes, 43

Pueraria phaseoloides, 143

puffballs, 39

purslane, 62

Pyrus spp., 120–121

Pythium, 75, 123

Quercus spp., 120

radioactive materials, 109, 115, 153

radishes, 81

Radopholus citrophilus, 92

rapeseed, 81

raspberry, 96–97

red cedar, 115

red fescue, 132

red pincushion protea, 63

red pine, 121

redroot pigweed, 79

red spruce, 116, 121

redwood, 115

reforestation, 116–117, 153

research, 150

rhizobia bacteria, 51

Rhizoctonia, 75, 96, 123

Rhizoctonia solani, 133

rhizomorphs, 25, 34, 69

Rhizophagus, 135

Rhizophagus clarus, 92, 93, 97, 125

Rhizophagus fasciculatus, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 104

Rhizophagus intraradices, 38, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104, 105, 115, 118, 119, 120, 125, 126, 132, 133

Rhizophagus irregularis, 38, 96, 105

Rhizophagus vesiculiferus, 104, 126

Rhizopogon roseolus, 121

rhododendrons, 56

Rhododendron spp., 56

ribonucleic acid (RNA), 23, 153

ribosomes, 23

rice hulls, 86

ringworm, 27

root-eater, 43

root galling, 93

root hairs, 63

root inoculation, 90

root rot, 75, 95

Roquefort, 14

Rosa spp., 105

rose, 105

Rothamsted Experimental Station, 135

Rubus spp., 96–97

rushes, 63

Russian steppe, 90

rust, 27, 39

rye, 140

sac fungi, 38

salicylic acids, 76

Salix reinii, 119

salt stress, 94, 95

sandalwood, 50

sand-binding roots, 63

saprobes, 27–28

saprophytic fungi, 27

Schlicht, Albert, 42

Scleroderma citrinum, 39, 115

sclerotia, 33

Scott, Robert, 12

Scutellospora gilmorei, 93

Scutellospora heterogama, 92

sebacinoid fungi, 61–62

Secale spp., 140

secondary metabolites, 32–33

sedges, 63

seed dormancy, 76

seed germination mix inoculation, 90

seed inoculation, 90

septa, 20–21

septate hyphae, 21

sesquiterpenes, 50

Setaria viridis, 79

sewage sludge, 86

sexual reproduction, 34

Shackleton, Ernest, 12

shelf fungi, 39

shrubs

mycorrhizal tree and shrub studies, 118–121

that form arbuscular mycorrhizae only, 108

that form ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae, 108

that form ectomycorrhizae only, 108

signaling molecules, 21, 51, 65–66, 76

silviculture, 106–121

Sitka spruce, 121

skin problems, 27

smuts, 39

snapdragon, 105

soil, 7, 64

soil compaction, 131–132

soil disturbance, 82–83

soil–fungi mix, 89

soil microbiota, 68

soil mixes, 10, 149

soil restoration, 76–77

soil sterilization, 67

soil structure, 46–47

Solanum melongena, 94

Solanum tuberosum, 96

Gold Rush, 96

LP899221, 96

sorghum, 142

Sorghum spp., 142

soybean, 75, 97

sphingolipids, 21

Spitzenkörper, 25, 26, 29

sporangia, 33

spores, 10, 33, 49, 50, 53–56, 68–69, 103, 136–138

spraying, 83

spruce, 121

Stamets, Paul, 74

St. Augustine grass, 133

Stellaria media, 79

stem diseases, 75

Stenotaphrum secundatum, 133

sterilized soil, 7

sterols, 21

stinkhorns, 39

stinkweed, 79

storage, 150

strawberry, 42, 96, 126, 142

strigolactones, 50, 76, 80

Stylosanthes spp., 143

subarctic regions, 64

sucrose, 55, 73

sugar, 13, 31, 55

sulfur, 71

symbiont fungi, 28

Tagetes erecta, 104

take-all, 133

Taraxacum officinale, 79

Taxus spp., 121

temperature tolerance, 77–79

Thelephora terrestris, 115

Thlaspi arvense, 79

tobacco plants, 42

tomato, 75, 97, 126

transplant inoculation, 90

transport proteins, 31–32

tree nurseries, 115

trees

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and, 10, 106–121

matching fungi to, 114–115

mycorrhizal tree and shrub studies, 118–121

that form arbuscular mycorrhizae only, 108

that form ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae, 108

that form ectomycorrhizae only, 108

Trichoderma spp., 124

Triticum spp., 97

truffles, 34, 38, 117

Tuber melanosporum, 117

tundra mycorrhizal fungi, 64

unicellular organisms, 14

University of Vermont, 85

urea, 55

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 17

Vaccinium spp., 56

vacuoles, 22–23, 53, 55

vascular systems, 13

veils, 37

velvet bentgrass, 132

Verticillium wilt, 75, 91, 94

vesicles, 22–23, 46, 49

vitamin D, 14

Vitis spp., 94

walnut, 118

warm-season grasses, 127–128

waste site reclamation, 115

water, 31–32, 35–36

watering systems, 117

water management, 129

watermelon, 97

water storage structures, 46

weed control, 79–80, 129–131

Western Australia, 63

wet-sieving spores, 136–138

wheat, 81, 97

white spruce, 121

wild buckwheat, 79

wild oat, 79

willow, 62, 107

Wissotzky, G. N., 90

Woronin bodies, 21

Wright, Sarah, 17

xylem tubes, 25

yeasts, 12, 15, 38

yew, 121

Zea mays, 93–94, 140, 142

zinc, 45, 71, 109

Zingiber officinale, 94

zinnia, 104

Zinnia elegans, 104

zoysia, 133

Zoysia spp., 133