PART ONE: HOST-FUNGAL INTERACTIONS: PRE- PENETRATION Chapter 1: Fungal spore germination and pre-symbiotic mycelial growth - Physiological and genetic aspects/ Manuela Giovannetti, Luciano Avio, Cristiana Sbrana Chapter 2: Metabolites in separated exudate fractions of carrot roots grown under phosphorus stress and their potential role in AM fungus/host interactions/ Gerald Nagahashi, David D. Douds, Yurdagul Ferhatoglu Chapter 3: The making of symbiotic...