Methods in Rhizosphere Biology Research

<p></p><p></p><p>Part I: Root symbioses.- Chapter 1.&nbsp;Synthetic plasmids to challenge symbiotic nitrogen fixation between rhizobia and legumes.- Chapter 2.&nbsp;In vivo&nbsp;analysis of rhizosphere enzyme activities by the use of plastic syringes.-&nbsp;Chapter 3.&nbsp;Characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in roots of vineyard plants.- Chapter 4.&nbsp;Molecular methods for research on actinorhiza.- Chapter 5.&nbsp;Molecular and functional characterization of beneficial bacteria associated with AMF spores.-&nbsp;Part II: Plant pathogens and microbial plant protection.-&nbsp;Chapter 6.&nbsp;Oomycete-root interactions.- Chapter 7.&nbsp;Exploitation of rhizosphere microbiome services.- Chapter 8.&nbsp;Methods for detecting&nbsp;biocontrol and plant growth-promoting traits in rhizobacteria.- Chapter 9.&nbsp;A split-root method to study systemic and heritable traits induced by&nbsp;Trichoderma&nbsp;intomato plants.- Part III: Experimental approaches and analytical techniques in rhizosphere biology.- Chapter 10.&nbsp;Using a tri-isotope (¹³C,&nbsp;¹⁵N,&nbsp;³³P) labelling method to quantify rhizodeposition.- Chapter 11.&nbsp;Microscopic techniques coupled to molecular and genetic approaches to highlight cell-type specific differences in mycorrhizal symbiosis.- Chapter 12.&nbsp;From imaging to functional traits in interactions between roots and microbes.- Chapter 13.&nbsp;Live imaging of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.- Chapter 14.&nbsp;Microcosm approaches to investigate multitrophic interactions in microbial communities.- Chapter 15.&nbsp;Analysis of common mycorrhizal networks in microcosms.</p><p></p><p></p>