Ericaceous plants rely on ericoid mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition. However, the
factors that affect the composition and structure of fungal communities associated with the …

Interactions between trees such as Populus and their associated soil microbiome
significantly impact the net plant productivity (NPP), carbon biosequestration and carbon …

The mycorrhizal symbiosis between soil fungi and plant roots is a ubiquitous mutualism that
plays key roles in plant nutrition, soil health, and carbon cycling. The symbiosis evolved …

The ability to extract and purify messenger RNA directly from plants, decomposing organic
matter and soil, followed by high-throughput sequencing of the pool of expressed genes …

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

Over 30 years have passed since David Read's observation that biome-level patterns in
mycorrhizal dominance parallel distinct gradients in soil organic matter and nitrogen …

Cultivation and environmental changes can induce development of novel phenotypes in
plants. For example, the root morphology of cultivated purple root Eichhornia crassipes …

The pathways regulated in ectomycorrhizal (EcM) plant hosts during the establishment of
symbiosis are not as well understood when compared to the functional stages of this …

Many plant species form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal fungi, which help them forage for
limiting nutrients in the soil such as inorganic phosphate (Pi). The transcriptional responses …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi serve key functions in forest ecosystems by supplying water
and nutrients to tree hosts, yet mutualistic plant–fungi interactions are jeopardised by …