Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient
cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are …

Research on mycorrhizal symbiosis has been slowed by a lack of established study
systems. To address this challenge, we have been developing Suillus, a widespread …

Soil fungi belonging to different functional guilds, such as saprotrophs, pathogens, and
mycorrhizal symbionts, play key roles in forest ecosystems. To date, no study has compared …

Background and aims Wild fruit forests are vital reservoirs of germplasm genetic and
biodiversity. Unfortunately, wild fruit forests of Central Asia are in the decline due to fungal …

Boreal forests are frequently subjected to disturbances, including wildfire and clear‐cutting.
While these disturbances can cause soil carbon (C) losses, the long‐term accumulation …

Nitrogen (N) availability often limits plant growth and primary productivity of forests (Högberg
et al., 2017). Up to 95% of N pools in forest soils are present in organic forms, primarily as …

This study investigates the effects of forest aging on ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal
community and foraging behavior and their interactions with plant–soil attributes. We …

In European forests, most tree species form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal (EM) and
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The EM fungi are classified into different morphological …

Fungal biology underpins major processes in ecosystems. The Chytridiomycota (chytrids) is
a group of early-diverging fungi, many of which function in ecosystems as saprotrophs …

Methods In this study, we applied 16S rRNA and ITS gene sequencing to analyze the
microbial community composition of soil samples surrounding healthy and degraded Malus …