Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool

HJ Hawkins, RIM Cargill, ME Van Nuland, SC Hagen… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
For more than 400 million years, mycorrhizal fungi and plants have formed partnerships that
are crucial to the emergence and functioning of global ecosystems. The importance of these …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi conducting the hyphosphere bacterial orchestra

L Zhang, J Zhou, TS George, E Limpens, G Feng - Trends in plant science, 2022 - cell.com
More than two-thirds of terrestrial plants acquire nutrients by forming a symbiosis with
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. AM fungal hyphae recruit distinct microbes into their …

Nitrogen use efficiency definitions of today and tomorrow

KA Congreves, O Otchere, D Ferland… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Crop production has a large impact on the nitrogen (N) cycle, with consequences to climate,
environment, and public health. Designing better N management will require indicators that …

The role of soil microorganisms in plant mineral nutrition—current knowledge and future directions

R Jacoby, M Peukert, A Succurro, A Koprivova… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In their natural environment, plants are part of a rich ecosystem including numerous and
diverse microorganisms in the soil. It has been long recognized that some of these microbes …

Mechanisms and strategies of plant microbiome interactions to mitigate abiotic stresses

N Munir, M Hanif, Z Abideen, M Sohail, A El-Keblawy… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses are the most significant factors reducing agricultural productivity. Plants face
extreme environmental conditions that may affect their biological mechanisms, thereby …

Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops

MH Ryan, JH Graham - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

Management Strategies to Mitigate N2O Emissions in Agriculture

MU Hassan, M Aamer, A Mahmood, MI Awan… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been increasing
since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the mightiest …

Hyphosphere microbiome of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a realm of unknowns

M Faghihinia, J Jansa, LJ Halverson… - Biology and fertility of …, 2023 - Springer
The extraradical hyphae-associated microbiome of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), the
“hyphosphere microbiome,” harbors a diverse reservoir of microbes. The biological …

Dual‐mycorrhizal plants: their ecology and relevance

FP Teste, MD Jones, IA Dickie - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐mycorrhizal plants are capable of associating with fungi that form characteristic
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EM) structures. Here, we address the …

Are mycorrhizal fungi our sustainable saviours? Considerations for achieving food security

TJ Thirkell, MD Charters, AJ Elliott, SM Sait… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The 20th century saw dramatic increases in agricultural productivity, largely through the
development and application of pesticides, fertilisers rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, and …