Most terrestrial plants live in mutualistic symbiosis with root-infecting mycorrhizal fungi.
Fossil records and molecular clock dating suggest that all extant land plants have arisen …

The widespread mycorrhization together with the fossil record indicate that plants and fungi
have evolved in mycorrhizal relationship since the colonization of land by early plants. In …

Contents Summary 1012 I. Introduction 1013 II. The mycorrhizal symbiosis at the dawn and
rise of the land flora 1014 III. From early land plants to early trees: the origin of roots and true …

Two recent studies have cast new light on the evolutionary history of mycorrhizae. New fossil
evidence has pushed the date for the appearance of arbuscular mycorrhizae back to 460 …

Early terrestrial environments were poor in nutrients and subject to desiccation; habitats
were poorly shaded and thus fully exposed to the bright light of day. In 1975, Pirozynski and …

It is normal for the roots of most plant species, including Angiosperms, Gymnosperms,
Pteridophytes, and some Thallophytes, to form mutualistic associations with different groups …

Mycorrhizae, the symbioses between fungi and plant roots, are nearly universal in terrestrial
plants and can be classified into two major types: endomycorrhizae and ectomycorrhizae …

Microbial communities in the mycorrhizosphere (ie in the small volume of soil immediately
surrounding a mycorrhizal root) actively interact with the establishment and functioning of …

Virtually all plants of economic importance form mycorrhizae. These absorbing organs of
higher plants result from a symbiotic union of beneficial soil fungi and feeder roots. In …

Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that the formation of mycorrhizas by plants
is a response to Liebig's law of the minimum, that is, the mycorrhizal fungi can utilize nutrient …