Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests play an important ecological and economic role.
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMF) are key components for the sustainability and functioning of …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are important mutualists for the growth and health of most
boreal trees. Forest age and its host species composition can impact the composition of …

To advance our understanding of host effects on the community structure of ectomycorrhizal
fungi (EMF), EMF communities were compared among different host species, genera and …

Cultivation of the Burgundy truffle, Tuber aestivum Vittad., has become a new agricultural
alternative in Poland. For rural economies, the concept of landscaping is often considerably …

Abies alba (Mill.) is an important forest tree species, native to the mountainous regions of
Europe but has been also widely introduced in the lowlands outside its native range. Like …

Despite their ecological relevance, field studies of the extraradical mycelia of
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are rare. Here we examined in situ interactions between ECM …

Two willow clones, Salix viminalis L. and S. dasyclados Wimm., growing in separate blocks
in mineral soil in one short-rotation forestry (SRF) plantation in Estonia, were analysed to …

We investigated the species richness and composition of mycorrhizal fungi naturally
colonizing one-and two-year-old Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings from four bare-root nurseries …

Forests on steep slopes constitute a significant proportion of European mountain areas and
are important as production and protection forests. This study describes the soil fungal …

A greenhouse experiment was used to study the effects of host genotype on short root
formation and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community structure in Norway spruce (Picea …