Fungal communities play a key role in ecosystem functioning. However, only little is known
about their composition in plant roots and the soil of biomass plantations. The goal of this …

The long-term impact of field-deployed genetically modified trees on soil mutualistic
organisms is not well known. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of poplars …

Fungi are ubiquitous and important contributors to soil nutrient cycling, playing a vital role in
C, N and P turnover, with many fungi having direct beneficial relationships with plants …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are ubiquitous in temperate and boreal forests, comprising over
20,000 species forming root symbiotic associations with Pinaceae and woody angiosperms …

In this issue of New Phytologist, Smith et al.(pp. 747–755) re-address the question about the
mode of interaction between tree roots and saprotrophic fungi. Roots of ectomycorrhizal …

Exploring the link between above‐and belowground biodiversity has been a major theme of
recent ecological research, due in large part to the increasingly well‐recognized role that …

Plant production systems that are more sustainable than conventional monoculture
croplands are the vision of future agriculture. With numerous environmental benefits …

Fungi have important roles as decomposers, mycorrhizal root symbionts and pathogens in
forest ecosystems, but there is limited information about their diversity and composition at …

Plant roots interact with a bewilderingly complex community of microbes, including root-
associated fungi that are essential for maintaining plant health. To improve understanding of …

Soil fungi participate in a variety of forest ecological processes and drive the succession of
degraded forests. However, how the soil fungal community and functional taxa change with …