Preface- Part I State of the Art- 1 In vitro culture of mycorrhizas; J.A. Fortin, S. Declerck & D.G. Strullu- Part II Systematics- 2 The Monoxenic culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a tool for germplasm collection; S. Declerck, S. Seguin & Y. Dalpe- 3 The Monoxenic culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a tool for systematics and biodiversity; Y. Dalpe, S. Cranenbrouck , S. Seguin & S. Declerck - 4 Life cycle of Glomus species in monoxenic culture; Y. Dalpe, F.A. de Souza & S. Declerck- 5 Life history strategies in Gigasporaceae : insight from monoxenic culture; F.A. de Souza, Y. Dalpe, S. Declerck, I. de la Providencia & N. Sejalon Delmas- Part III In Vitro Development and Physiology of Glomeromycetes- 6 Environmental factors that affect presymbiotic hyphal growth and branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; G. Nagahashi & D. Douds Jr- 7 Breaking myths on arbuscular mycorrhizas in vitro biology; B. Bago & C. Cano- 8 Host and non-host impact on the physiology of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; H. Vierheilig & B. Bago- 9 Carbon metabolism, lipid composition and metabolism in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; A. Grandmougin-Ferjani, J. Fontaine & R. Durand- 10 Monoxenic culture as a tool to study the effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on the physiology of micropropagated plantlets in vitro and ex vitro; Y. Desjardin C. Hernßndez-Sebastià & Y. Piche- 11 Uptake, assimilation and translocation of mineral elements in monoxenic cultivation systems; G. Rufyikiri, N. Kruyts, S Declerck, Y. Thiry, B. Delvaux, H. Dupre de Boulois & E.J. Joner- 12 Interaction of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with soil borne pathogens and non-pathogenic rhizosphere micro-organisms; M. St Arnaud & A. Elsen- Part IV Root Organ Culture of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi- 13 Cistus incanus root-organ cultures: a valuable tool for studying mycorrhizal associations; A.P. Coughlan & Y. Piche - 14 Cultivation of edible ectomycorrhizal fungi by in vitro mycorrhizal synthesis; G. Giomaro, D. Sisti & A. Zambonelli- Part V Root Organ Culture of Other Fungal Symbiosis- 15 Geosiphon pyriformis a glomeromycotan soil fungus forming endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria; A. Schüßler & E. Wolf- 16 Sebacinaceae: culturable mycorrhiza-like endosymbiotic fungi and their interaction with non-transformed and transformed roots; R. Prasad, G.H. Pham, R. Kumari, A. Singh, V. Yadav, M. Sachdev, A.P. Garg, T. Peskan, S. Hehl, I. Sherameti, R. Oemuller & A. Varma- Part VI Biotechnology - 17 Large scale inoculum production of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on root organs and inoculation strategies; A. Adholeya, P. Tiwari & R. Singh - Part VII Methodology- 18 Methodologies for in vitro cultivation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with root organs; S. Cranenbrouck, L. Voets, C. Bivort, L. Renard, D.G. Strullu & S. Declerck