Mycorrhizas are associations between plant roots and specialised soilborne fungi. Plants
provide photosynthates to the fungi, which increase the access of plants to poorly available …

When plants colonized the land 450 million years ago, they were already associated to soil
fungi, which assisted them in facilitating the uptake of mineral nutrients. This symbiotic …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi provide benefits to host plants and show functional
diversity, with evidence of functional trait conservation at the family level. Diverse …

Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

Mycorrhizal fungi interact with a wide range of other soil organisms, in the root, in the
rhizosphere and in the bulk soil. These interactions may be inhibitory or stimulatory; some …

The 20th century saw dramatic increases in agricultural productivity, largely through the
development and application of pesticides, fertilisers rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, and …

Symbiotic interactions have been shown to facilitate shifts in the structure and function of
host plant communities. For example, parasitic plants can induce changes in plant diversity …

The importance of interactions between arbuscular‐mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and weeds of
agro‐ecosystems is reviewed. Considerable evidence suggests that AMF can affect the …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are more widely distributed and can associate with a
wide range of plant species. AMF are keystone organisms that form an interface between …

Mycorrhizal fungi colonise the roots of over 90% of plant species, to the mutual benefit of
both the plant host and fungus. These symbiotic fungi are present in most terrestrial …