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An overview of methods for the detection and observation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots †
Author(s) -
Vierheilig Horst,
Schweiger Peter,
Brundrett Mark
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2005.00564.x
Subject(s) - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi , arbuscular mycorrhizal , plant roots , mycorrhizal fungi , set (abstract data type) , computer science , botany , biology , symbiosis , horticulture , paleontology , programming language , bacteria , inoculation
One of the most cited papers in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) research was published by Phillips and Hayman in 1970 describing an easy standard method to stain AM fungi (AMF) in roots. Since then, a number of other methods (destructive–non‐destructive; vital–non‐vital) on how to visualize AMF in roots have been published. Our review provides an overview on present techniques used to visualize AMF in roots and gives recommendations on their use. We hope that the present review will help the readers to choose an appropriate method to visualize AMF in roots for their specific experimental set‐up.