This study assesses the effects of specific bacterial endophytes on the phytoextraction
capacity of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens, spontaneously growing in a …

Background: Serpentine ecosystems support different, often unique, plant communities;
however, we know little about the soil organisms that associate with these ecosystems …

The family Brassicaceae includes the highest proportion of Ni-hyperaccumulating plants in
western Eurasia. Though increasingly relevant for scientific research and biotechnological …

Environmental context. Nickel (Ni) may be present in soil at phytotoxic levels as a result of
weathering of ultramafic (serpentine) minerals or activities such as mining and metal ore …

The remediation of heavy metal-contaminated sites using plants presents a promising
alternative to current methodologies. In this study, the potential of Colocassia esculentum for …

The inoculum of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi was examined in a 16 y long nitrogen
fertilization experiment maintained in a temperate oak savanna. To measure EM fungal …

The Ni hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens has adapted to live in a naturally stressed
environment, evolving a complex pattern of traits to cope with adverse conditions. Evidence …

We investigated the functions and ecological traits of seven individual ectomycorrhizal
(ECM) fungal species derived from a Pinus thunbergii-dominated (nitrogen-poor) and a …

Abstract In Northeast of Portugal, the macrofungal community associated to chestnut tree
(Castanea sativa Mill.) is rich and diversified. Among fungal species, the ectomycorrhizal …

The factors that control Ni availability and adsorption in serpentine soils from the northeast of
Portugal, which developed under temperate climacteric conditions, were investigated …