Languishing for many years in the shadow of plant inorganic nitrogen (N) nutrition research,
studies of organic N uptake have attracted increased attention during the last decade. The …

Globally, phosphorus (P) limits productivity of trees in many forests and plantations
especially in highly weathered, acidic or calcareous profiles. Most trees form mycorrhizal …

Summary 1 In the conventional view of soil carbon (C) cycling, mycorrhizal fungi are
primarily considered vectors for plant C input to soils. However, there is accumulating …

The effects of global climate change will regionally be very different, mainly causing
considerable changes in temperature and water availability. For Central Europe, for …

Understanding the mechanisms that underlie nutrient use efficiency and carbon allocation
along with mycorrhizal interactions is critical for managing croplands and forests soundly …

Phosphorus (P) is essential for plant growth and productivity. It is one of the most limiting
macronutrients in soil because it is mainly present as unavailable, bound P whereas plants …

The inspiration and concept for preparing this volume were conceived while both of us were
sip** a cup of Columbian coffee in the Goethe Gallery, Jena (Germany). The idea …

Trees can be associated with dozens of fungi hel** them to acquire resources from forest
soils. The most widespread mutualistic association in boreal and temperate forests is the …

The roots or other subterranean organs of most plants develop symbioses, mycorrhizas, with
fungal symbionts. Historically, mycorrhizas have been placed into seven categories based …

Soil microbiology emerged as a distinct branch of soil science in 1838 after the French
agricultural chemist and farmer, Boussingault, showed that legumes could obtain nitrogen …