Selectivity and functional diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizas of co‐occurring fungi and plants from a temperate deciduous woodland

T Helgason, JW Merryweather, J Denison… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi colonizing plants at a woodland site in
North Yorkshire (UK) have been characterized from the roots of five plant species (Rubus …

Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising arable crops

TJ Daniell, R Husband, AH Fitter… - FEMS microbiology …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
We used differences in small subunit ribosomal RNA genes to identify groups of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi that are active in the colonisation of plant roots growing in arable fields …

Mycorrhizal fungus propagules in the Jarrah forest: II. spatial variability in inoculum levels

MC Brundrett, LK Abbott - New Phytologist, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
summary Spatial variations in the capacity of propagules of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi to form associations in their natural habitats were investigated …

Specificity and resilience in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of a natural woodland community

T Helgason, JW Merryweather, JPW Young, AH Fitter - Journal of Ecology, 2007 - JSTOR
1 The composition of communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can have a large
effect on the performance of their plant hosts. The role of individual fungal species in …

Functional diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizas: exploitation of soil patches with different phosphate enrichment differs among fungal species

TR Cavagnaro, FA Smith, SE Smith… - Plant, Cell & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Most terrestrial plant species form associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) that
transfer soil P to the plant via their external hyphae. The distribution of nutrients in soils is …

Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising Hyacinthoides non‐scripta (bluebell) in a seminatural woodland

T Helgason, AH Fitter, JPW Young - Molecular ecology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form symbiotic associations with plant roots. Around 150
species have been described and it is becoming clear that many of these species have …

[PDF][PDF] Host-specificity and functional diversity among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

JN Klironomos - Microbial biosystems: New frontiers, 2000 - plato.acadiau.ca
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are mutualistic symbiotic associations between 150
species of fungi and the roots of approximately 300 000 species of plants. As a result of this …

Mycorrhizal fungus propagules in the jarrah forest: I. Seasonal study of inoculum levels

MC Brundrett, LK Abbott - New Phytologist, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
summary Seasonal variations in the capacity of propagules of vesicular‐arbuscular
mycorrhizal (VAM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi to form associations in natural habitat …

Plant herbivore protection by arbuscular mycorrhizas: a role for fungal diversity?

A Frew, PM Antunes, DD Cameron… - New …, 2022 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
The symbiosis between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, subphylum Glomeromycotina,
and terrestrial plants is one of the most widespread and arguably most successful plant …

Plant communities affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community composition in grassland microcosms

D Johnson, PJ Vandenkoornhuyse, JR Leake… - New …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was investigated in an unfertilized
limestone grassland soil supporting different synthesized vascular plant assemblages that …