Mycorrhizas are among the most important biological interkingdom interactions, as they
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …

Meeting increasing global demand for food, fibre, and bioenergy requires efficient use of
finite resources, and presents a key sustainability challenge to the agricultural industry …

Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is an important afforestation species in northern China.
However, P. sylvestris plantations have severely declined in most areas where they have …

Ectomycorrhizal communities at young oak, pine, and birch stands in a former uranium
mining site showed a low diversity of morphotypes with a preference for contact and short …

Microbial symbionts are essential for plant niche expansion into novel habitats. Dormant
propagules of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are thought to play an important role in seedling …

Mycorrhizal inoculation of conifer roots is a key strategy to optimize establishment and
performance of forest tree species under both natural and cultivated conditions and also to …

Vegetation is critical to stabilize and remediate mine tailing sites, but plant growth is often
poor due to toxicity from heavy metal (loid) s (HMs). A non-symbiotic endophytic fungus …

In Tunisian dry land soils, the gypsum is ubiquitous with water scarcity and represents a
major limitation for olive and several other fruit tree cultures. However, the effect of gypsum …

Most studies of Fusarium circinatum, the cause of pitch canker in pines, have focused on its
activity as a pathogen. However, recent findings indicate that this fungus can colonize roots …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi could form symbiosis with plant roots and participate in nutrient
absorption; however, many EM species commonly found in forest soils, where phosphorus …