Almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. These below‐
ground fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon …

Mycorrhizas are among the most important biological interkingdom interactions, as they
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi associate with the vast majority of land plants, providing
mutual nutritional benefits and protecting hosts against biotic and abiotic stresses …

Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient
cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are …

Mycorrhizal networks, defined as a common mycorrhizal mycelium linking the roots of at
least two plants, occur in all major terrestrial ecosystems. This review discusses the recent …

Mycorrhizal fungi are mutualists that play crucial roles in nutrient acquisition in terrestrial
ecosystems. Mycorrhizal symbioses arose repeatedly across multiple lineages of …

Contents Summary 982 I. Introduction 982 II. The portraits of our ancestors: a gallery of ideas
from more than 100 years of mycorrhizal research 983 III. Mycorrhizal fungi in the 'omics' era …

A great diversity of plants and fungi engage in mycorrhizal associations. In natural habitats,
and in an ecologically meaningful time span, these associations have evolved to improve …

Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

Contents Summary 1141 I. Introduction 1141 II. The ericoid mycorrhizal lifestyle 1141 III.
Lessons from the mycorrhizal fungal genomes 1142 IV. ERM fungi: a discordant voice in the …