Current knowledge on mycorrhizal symbiosis and endophytes in northwest Patagonia, Argentina

FONTENLA SONIA; FERNÁNDEZ NATALIA; MESTRE MARÍA CECILIA; PUNTIERI JAVIER

Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America - Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainable Food Production

Springer International Publishing

Año: 2022; p. 255 - 279

Contents13.1Introduction 25613.1.1Northwest Patagonian Region 25613.1.2Microorganisms Associated with Plant-Soil Systems 25613.2High-Andean Ecosystems: Andean Subregion 26113.2.1Mycorrhiza and DSE Status 26113.2.2Mycorrhiza in Plant Species Growing in High-Andean Environments and in the Patagonian Steppe: Andean and Extra-Andean Subregions 26213.3Patagonian Andean Forests: Andean Subregion 26413.3.1Mycorrhiza and Dominant Tree Species 26413.3.2Mycorrhiza and DSE of Understory Vegetation 26513.4Ericoid Mycorrhiza and Related Root Endophytes Along the Andean Subregion: Study of High-Andean and Andean Forests and a Comparison Between Their Native Plant Species Versus Exotic Plant Species from Productive Farm 26613.5Fungi Associated with Ectomycorrhizosphere 26813.6Mycorrhiza and DSE in the Steppe: Extra-Andean Subregion 26913.6.1Mycorrhizal Status 26913.6.2Mycorrhizal Behavior of Plants in Patagonian Steppe (Sensu Stricto) and Meadow Zones and Comparisons with Andean Forests 27013.7Conclusion 274References 275