Maria Harrison, William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Adjunct Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. The announcement was made in an April 30th, 2019 press release. The International Mycorrhiza Society executive, directors and members would like [...]
Special issue of New Phytologist just published (https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2018/220/4), containing several Tansley reviews and Tansley insighst on numerous aspects of mycorrhizal symbiosis. Free to access. iMMM4 in Torino approaching in February 2019 – register now! (http://www.societabotanicaitaliana.it/immm2019/eng/detail.asp?idn=4792) More information on ICOM10 coming soon at the website: http://www.icom10.org/index.php [...]
Dr. Edward Hacskaylo (1925-2018) Dear Society Member, It is with great sadness that we report that our esteemed colleague, Dr. Edward Hacskaylo, died at his home on 19 January, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 92. He is remembered for his many contributions in the ecology and physiology of mycorrhiza and during [...]
ICOM 10 to be hosted in Merida, Mexico June 30 to July 5, 2019! ICOM 10 in Mérida, Mexico, June 30 to July 5, 2019 Mycorrhizae for a Sustainable World The challenge of a sustainable world requires, besides knowledge, creativity and a holistic perspective to realize the conservation and best possible [...]
ICOM 8 in Flagstaff a Success! Theme: Mycorrhizal Integration Across Continents & Scales August 3–7, 2015, Northern Arizona University ICOM 8 held in Flagstaff, AZ and hosted by the Northern Arizona University. We'll be providing a few updates and articles from guest attendees on their experience at the conference. As well we hope to [...]
Next ICOM set for Prague, Czech Republic! ICOM 9 Prague 2017 Mycorrhiza is a natural phenomenon, hidden in most soils of the world and implicated in some of the key biogeochemical cycles. Since eons, it has assisted plants with mineral nutrition and the mycorrhizal fungi received large share of plant carbon in return. Through deep [...]
