In vitro culture of mycorrhizas The technique of in vitro cultivation of root organs was developed over the last decades and opens new ways for studying plant fungi associations. It is a technical breakthrough especially for the investigation of the ubiquitous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi since these obligate symbionts rely on plant tissue. This is the first book describing this unique in vitro cultivation which has markedly improved our general understanding of symbiosis. Presented by an international group of authors including pioneers of this technique it should encourage researchers to apply the method in further new studies on mycorrhizal fungi and plant fungi interactions. Various biological aspects such as the physiology biochemistry biodiversity and life cycles of fungi as well as the effects of symbiosis on plant growth and development are described including large scale fungus production for biotechnological use. Detailed protocols allow the immediate application of the method to culture mycorrhizal fungi in vitro