The Biology of Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants. 1990. numerous black & white photos. figures. tabs. XVIII, 408 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Contents (main headings): Introduction/ Discoveries, Discussions and Trends in Research on Actinorhizal Root Nodule Symbioses before 1978/ Systematics, Isolation, and Culture of Frankia/ The Infection Process and Nodule Development/ Cross-Inoculation Groups within Frankia and Host-Endosymbiont Associations/ Physiology and Biochemistry of Frankiain Culture/ The Physiology of Actinorhizal Nodules/ Oxygen Regulation and Hemoglobin/ Spore-Positive and Spore-Negative Nodules/ The Molecular Genetics of Frankia/ Micropropagation, Tissue Culture, and Genetic Transformation of Actinorhizal Plants and Betula/ The Genetics of Actinorhizal Plants/ Methods for Production and Use of Actinorhizal Plants in Forestry, Low Maintenance Landscapes, and Revegetation/ Interactions among Actinorhizal and Associated Plant Species/ Current and Potential Uses and Management of Casuarinaceae in the Tropics and Subtropics/ Actinorhizal Plants in Pacific Northwest Forests/ Current and Potential Uses of Actinorhizal Plants in Europe.