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Opuntia albicarpa Scheinvar cv. “Reyna” - Aggie Horticulture - Texas ...

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Chapter / Capítulo 4<br />

55 Arbuscular mycorrhiza<br />

and drought management<br />

55 Micorriza arbuscular y manejo bajo<br />

sequía<br />

57 Abstract<br />

57 Resumen<br />

58 Introduction<br />

58 Role of mycorrhiza in sustainable agriculture<br />

58 Mechanisms involved in mycorrhiza-assisted<br />

drought tolerance<br />

59 Hyphal transport of water<br />

59 Host plant water relations<br />

60 Metabolic changes in host plants<br />

62 Nutritional changes in host plants<br />

64 Morphological changes in host plants<br />

64 Changes in soil characteristics<br />

65 Influence of drought on AM fungi<br />

65 Yield and quality of crops<br />

66 Conclusion<br />

66 References<br />

Chapter / Capítulo 5<br />

73 Review of potential factors<br />

influencing reduced<br />

mycorrhizal dependency among plants<br />

of northern Chihuahuan Desert<br />

73 Revisión de los factores potenciales<br />

asociados a la dependencia<br />

micorrícica de plantas del norte<br />

del desierto Chihuahuense<br />

75 Abstract<br />

75 Resumen<br />

75 Introduction<br />

76 Biotic response to climate change in the recent<br />

Geologic Past<br />

76 Present pattern of AM fungal dependence<br />

77 Genetics of AM fungal exclusion and the<br />

non-mycorrhizal condition<br />

78 Selection pressures against the mycorrhizal<br />

condition<br />

79 Future research directions<br />

80 Acknowledgments<br />

80 References<br />

Índice<br />

Index<br />

xxi

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