Most land plants are symbiotic with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which take up
mineral nutrients from the soil and exchange them with plants for photosynthetically fixed …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (order Glomales), which form mycorrhizal symbioses with two
out of three of all plant species, are believed to be obligate biotrophs that are wholly …

The biological reduction of atmospheric N2 to ammonium (nitrogen fixation) provides about
65% of the biosphere's available nitrogen. Most of this ammonium is contributed by legume …

Soil contains more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined. Understanding
the mechanisms controlling the accumulation and stability of soil carbon is critical to …

PLANTS and soils are a critically important element in the global carbon–energy equation. It
is estimated that in forest ecosystems over two-thirds of the carbon is contained in soils and …

Over 400 non-photosynthetic species from 10 families of vascular plants obtain their carbon
from fungi and are thus defined as myco-heterotrophs. Many of these plants are epiparasitic …

The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the
ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools,, sequester carbon …

Mycorrhizal infection of plants in many natural vegetation systems arises when uninfected
roots make contact with mycelia spreading from infected roots1, 2. The result of the infection …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ancient asexually reproducing organisms that form
symbioses with the majority of plant species, improving plant nutrition and promoting plant …

Different plant species can be compatible with the same species of mycorrhizal fungi 1, 2
and be connected to one another by a common mycelium 3, 4. Transfer of carbon 3, 4, 5 …