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The Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America: Morphology, Colonization, and Diversity

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Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae

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Despite the high diversity of forests found in the Neotropics, there is an insufficient knowledge of the characteristics and role of the ECM symbiosis in these ecosystems. This chapter summarizes and describes the range of Angiospermae and Gymnospermae forests growing in South America in which ECM studies have been carried. Most studies on mycorrhizal status have been carried for the Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Nyctaginaceae, and Polygonaceae families, while most ECM inoculums types have been applied to introduce species. The associated fungi recorded in the ECM anatomotypes reviewed were mostly Basidiomycota with most anatomotypes described for native species. This knowledge is essential for the better understanding of the plant–fungus mutualism in ECM associations in South America.

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This work was supported by Conicet, Agencia de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (PICT 438-2006), Secyt, and the National University of Córdoba. The authors wish to thank all other researchers whom through their continuous efforts contributed with the studies on which this review was based.

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  1. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, C.C. 495, 5000, Córdoba, República Argentina

    Alejandra G. Becerra & Marcelo R. Zak

  2. Cátedra de Diversidad Vegetal I, Facultad de Ciescias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, C.C. 495, 5000, Córdoba, República Argentina

    Alejandra G. Becerra

  3. Cátedra de Recursos Naturales y Gestión Ambiental, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, C.C. 495, 5000, Córdoba, República Argentina

    Marcelo R. Zak

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Becerra, A.G., Zak, M.R. (2011). The Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America: Morphology, Colonization, and Diversity. In: Rai, M., Varma, A. (eds) Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae. Soil Biology, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15196-5_2

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